Monday, September 9, 2019

Reading Notes: Tales of a Parrot, Part A

Notes on Four Rich Persons who Became Poor, by Ziya'al-Die Nakhshabi


  • The opener of this story begins with her saying "the sorrows of love overwhelm me"; I feel like this is a very strong opener for this story
  • Then the story proceeds to the parrot's part of the intro, where he discusses how important it is to listen to friends
  • I like how the introduction gives a vague message about wisdom and what we all can apply in our everyday lives
  • Four men were united in friendship, and they were all poor
    • They went to ask a philosopher for help and explain their positions
    • The philosopher gave them balls and said wherever it drops off your head, dig there to find your destiny
      • It would be cool to do a character switch and make it a group of girls instead of guys
      • Also, instead of a ball, it could be a pearl or diamond ring, to better fit the likings of women these days
  • One of the men continued to search further and further on the path to find something better than the rest, despite all of his friends telling him to stay put and enjoy what they had found
    • The man who wandered off ended up with nothing in the end because he tried to control his own destiny and didn't listen to his friends
  • This story truly shows the power of true and genuine friendship

(Friendship Squad; Picture from Pixabay)

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