Ready solutions

"I was the guest of an unusual city. I cannot recollect how I found myself in that city. I think it is not important thing because I have no wish to return to it. Maybe it was in my dream. Maybe I was in real city. A small old-time chest was given to me in that city. I remember words that said the chest could be opened in case I should not find the solution to my problem," old man Charlie was telling this story to his grandson Michel. Michel was sitting near his grandfather who was his best friend. Old men and children often have the best understanding of each other. Charlie loved to listen to every story of his young grandson would tell him. Charlie had the feeling that a little bird was singing a sunny song while Michel told him something. Sometimes Charlie began to tell him stories too. The time of the grandfather's stories was the time when unknown worlds were opening doors to Michel. Charlie's stories were made by the days of his life and dreams, different tales and his reflections. Now he began to tell the story about the small chest which he had received in that strange city. Michel sat down near Charlie and listened to his grandfather with true attention. "I have this chest in my home. Now you may go to the kitchen and bring it to me," the grandfather told Michel. The young boy jumped gladly and run into the kitchen. He came back in a few minutes later. A small beautiful chest was in his hands. "Yes, it is that chest which gave me so many emotions during all my life," the old man said to the boy. "Can you imagine how many troubles I had after I received it? I had many hard events in my life. Every time I was closely to solution to open the chest because I hoped that I would find good advice inside it. At the same time I afraid to open the chest. I was not sure that it could be really true help for me. I went along the road of my life with my mistakes and happiness and sadness. I did not have the influence of the ready solutions from this chest for my way. It was good thing for me. I became stronger because I had many reflections about life. I never asked anybody's advice because I hoped to open the chest in case I would not find the solution to my problem. Who knows whether my solution was true or false? Anyhow, it was my way through the life. You know, my dear Michel, that I had many happy events in my life too. My wife was a beautiful woman. She was the best woman. You remember your wise kind grandmother… Many persons told me that I should not marry her because she was too naivety and simple girl by their opinion. At that time I wanted to open the chest but I stopped myself. I did not do it. My solution was my solution only. So I was a happy man by your grandmother. There were many other events in my life when I had doubts. But I never opened the chest. Now I am very glad that it was so because I have such a beautiful grandson as you are, my Michel. I can sit near you, my dear boy. I can tell this story to you. And you are holding this chest of ready solutions in your little hands. Is it happiness? I do not know about other people but as for me it is really happiness." Charlie stroked the head of Michel. "I can give you this chest of ready solutions or… I do not know. Now you should have your own solution about the chest," Charlie said to Michel. The boy became very serious. He was the boy in the space of adult life. After a few minutes he laughed at the grandfather, "Oh! I know what we will do! I do not want to think every day that I have the chest of advice and ready solutions. I do not know whether the city where you received this chest was good or bad. Who put the ready solutions inside the chest? Are you sure that it was good person or anybody else? Grandfather, you are right. Maybe you could have found the only very bad advice inside the chest, which could have changed all your life into bad life? I think it could be dangerous to open an unknown strange gift from an unusual city which you cannot recollect. I think we will go to the river tomorrow morning, open the chest without asking any question to the chest and put all we will find inside the chest into the water of the river. Let the river take all inside its transparent water. The river does not need advice or ready solutions." Charlie was very surprised at the words of his young grandson. He never thought that the young boy could have such deep thoughts about life. He had never thought the chest might contain wrong advice. Charlie wanted to have his own way in life only. "My grandson is a wonderful clever person. He is like me," Charlie was thinking with pride when they were going to the river in the early morning. They were near the wide blue river. Charlie opened small chest into the water of the river. The chest was empty. May be it was so because they had not asked any advice before they opened the chest? May be the chest had always been empty? May be Charlie and Michel did not notice something strange what were inside small old-time chest? Many little yellow birds were flying above the place where Charlie and Michel had opened the chest. The birds were singing light songs. Later, a big black cloud hid the sun. However, a wonderful colored rainbow appeared above the river soon.