A few weeks later, a terrible storm struck the village.
Heavy rain flooded several homes.
Trees fell across the roads.
The villagers immediately came together.
Daniel helped carry food, clean houses, and repair damaged roofs.
He worked until his hands hurt.
That night, exhausted, he sat outside the bakery.
The village had been damaged, but the people were laughing together.
Samuel appeared beside him.
“You look different,” he said.
Daniel smiled.
“I feel different.”
“Why?”
“Because today, I forgot about myself.”
Samuel nodded.
“That is an important discovery.”
Daniel looked at the damaged village.
“When I stopped asking what life could give me, I started noticing what I could give to life.”
Samuel smiled.
“Now you are beginning to understand.”