Week 7 Story:

Never Enough

    Timothy, a college teenager who has found himself in a tough situation. After being sacked from multiple jobs, Tim finally admitted to himself that he needs to start taking life seriously. He needed money to live his day to day life. He had no food, and not enough money for rent and bills. One day, his good friend Bryson comes into town with an idea. He tells Tim of this game at the casino called 21. Bryson explains to Tim that there is a method to win the game every time, and it guarantees you money. Trusting Bryson with all his might, Tim and Bryson made their way to the casino. The casino was filled with money-hungry men and women. Timothy grew with excitement to the sound of bells and whistles of contestants winning. Not only did Tim decide to bring every penny to his name, but decided that this would be the day he gets his big break. Bryson explains to Tim how the game works, and that the trick is to stop playing once you triple or double your profit. This was the only simple instruction Bryson gave Timothy before he leaves him to go play some games of his own. Timothy waited patiently in line to play the game. Each contestant that played left with a good sum of money. Finally, it was Timothy's turn to take his crack at the game. He started off with a solid $100 to start off to get a feel for the game and how it worked. After seeing how easy it was, he decided to add all of his money into the pot. It was a total of $500. He won small amounts at first but ended up with a total of $2000. People behind him in line grew with rage as Timothy would not leave the game, as greed for money grew. Timothy is fuming with excitement as he won plenty of money to make do for a little. Bryson sees the line for the game in the distance and Timothy playing. He makes his way over to the game to find out that Timothy had gone way over the limit, and did not stop at the appropriate time. Timothy takes one final greedy take on the game; where he finds himself in an even bigger hole. Timothy's greed and hunger for money resulted in a loss for everyone. Timothy went home with utter sadness and rage. He blamed Bryson for his own mistakes and did not learn from the lesson. He was too stubborn and too hot-headed to take the time to understand and own up to his mistakes. 

Gambling Addiction

Authors Note: For this week, I chose to rewrite my own version from the concept of "The Gambling Match". In this section, the story concerns Duryodhana fighting with the Pandavas. This was due to the gambling game performed with dice. Shakhuni was a character that was very skilled in this game. Knowing that the game had no certainty on a win, they decided to take the risk. In this version of mine, I want to add a scheme in my plot where the character learns from not knowing his limits. 

Bibliography: PDE Mahabharata. The Gambling Match

Reading Notes: PDE Mahabharata Notes Part D

 Reading Notes Part D: The Mongoose

For this week's reading notes part D, I chose to write my notes over "The Mongoose". I chose this part of the story because it introduces a new character to the plot that added much meaning. The mongoose was found entering the city with a half golden body. The mongoose spoke up with a beautiful story. The story was of the Brahmin. The man lived off the farm with his wife and kids and eventually, hunger took over due to them only eating corn once a day. They were always hungry, yet they were never greedy. They even fed a guest with their small portion of food. The family fed all their food to the guests to please their appetite. This mark did not go unnoticed as the gods saw this and pleased the family with the blessing of living a worry-free life. They were gifted with the ultimate saving of heading to heaven. The mongoose turned to gold shortly after telling this story. This story shows caring, giving, and praise. The family was kind enough to put their own desperate hunger aside to please some random guests. This good service in return was blessed, thus showing that kindness does not go unnoticed. Be a kind person in the world, and you can change much more than just one life.  

Golden Goose

Bibliography: PDE Mahabharata

Reading Notes: PDE Mahabharata Part C

READING NOTES: PART C 

For this week's reading in the Mahabharata, I chose to stick to the plot in the story, where the setting was in the forest and the introduction of Krishna's visit. In this section, you will find Yudihishnthira goes about his destiny into the forest. He had a battle with the brahmins. They were to fight through tough battles with creatures, and better yet hunger. They were to survive on their will to live. The gods play a huge role in this story. The sun gods help Rajah and Yudhishthira in their journey. The sun gods provided them with the gift of food, enough for 12 years to survive with their wives. They did not take the help of the gods easily. They went praying and sent offerings to the gods at temples numerous times. 

Krishna finds his way into the forest with the Pandavas. Krishna was served with the possession of a slave. The slave begs to ask for forgiveness and saving. It was not the job of the husband to save the wife, which is what happened. Draupadi was not saved as she wept. Draupadi questions the gods as to why they would let this happen. This led to war with the demons and how a husband would not look out for his wife and his love. Draupadi wants nothing but revenge. However, Arjuna fights back with the weapons in the collection. Krishna plays a key role in the plot where he tries to find an equal balance between Pandavas and the Kauravas. Krishna attempts to bring them together. 

Lord Krishna's Funeral Vs Lockdown Time Deaths

Bibliography: PDE Mahabharata