I was going to take the people I helped to the village. But I had not reached the village yet. While I was on my way to the village, I ran into Gaius and Oshasio, who were returning to the village from a hunting trip.
They all looked at me with difficulty when they saw that I had a group of strangers with me, and asked me to stay where I was for a while.
'Lelunda, if you are going to bring someone with you, you must consult with us first.'
That's what Oshasio told me first. I am now with Mr. Oshasio at a little distance from the people I just helped.
'...... Lelunda, do you understand that it is dangerous to bring in beings who don't know what they are thinking into a village you just built?'
'...... but they were in trouble.'
'It's a good thing that Lelunda wants to help people in need. We like Lelunda's kindness. But there are times when kindness is not enough.
......
There is more than just goodness in the world. --- This world is not that sweet."
......
The world is not only full of good beings. That is why Mr. Athos died. I thought I understood that the world is not full of good people. But it is.
It's a good feeling that Lelunda wants to help, but it's not enough to bring her to the village. But there is a possibility that she could get into trouble if you bring her to the village. ---I know this sounds harsh, Lelunda, but I'm going to make this very clear.
Yes, please."
Mr. Oshasio is not angry. He is scolding me for my own good. I know that, so I'm not afraid. I will listen to his opinion. I will listen and try not to do anything that will make him scold me. I make eye contact with Oshasio. I look him straight in the eye and wait for Oshasio's words.
Lelunda is sweet. Lelunda is a very special person who might be a child of God. That may be the reason why I have been able to live my life without thinking about it. But if Lelunda really wants to make her dream of creating a place where we can feel safe and secure come true, then... she can't just go on as she is. If you are just going through the motions of life, you may not have to think that much. But if you want to make that dream come true with your own hands, you can't be so naive.
I am naive, Oshasio says.
I'm not trying to deny that I want to help," he said. That feeling is good. But I wish Lelunda would think more about the consequences of helping. If the people I just mentioned are bad, there is a possibility that the village we have just built will collapse.
Collapse...?
"Yes. We don't even know if what they are saying is really true. It is possible that they are trying to deceive Lelunda into joining the village, isn't it? Not everything people say is true. We don't know how much they are hiding behind their words. It's not impossible that they are thinking of killing us, or taking our resources, or something like that, is it?
I saved a man who was being attacked. And they tried to put me in the village because I was in trouble. I wanted to help. But there was a possibility that I would lose something that I really cared about.
I didn't think that far ahead. I didn't think that far ahead. ---I was afraid that if I accepted them and they all died, I would feel sad and lonely. It would be sad to think that I would be all alone.
---I think that in order for us to achieve our goals from now on, it's clear that we can't save them all."
...... yes."
Oshashio says clearly that it is impossible to save everything.
You have to cut someone off to save someone else. There will be many times when we will have to make that choice. In this case, if you think about the village, you have to make the choice to cut them off, not to take them to the village.
Yeah. ......
It is true that we will never know unless we try, and good things may happen in the village as a result of accepting those people. But--we have to consider all possibilities before we do that."
"Yeah."
You will never know unless you try. But before you do that, you have to consider the possibility that it might happen. It is difficult. But we have to think about it for the future.
But that doesn't mean we should just leave those people as they are. We will decide what to do about them after a proper discussion in the village.
Yes.
So, Lelunda, if you find such people, please talk to us first and then decide. Please."
"Yeah. ...... I'm sorry I didn't think of that.
I hope you understand. So we'll go that way?
Yes."
I nodded to Oshashio's words and went back to the direction of those people who were running away.
---- girl, scolded.
(Probably, a girl who is a godchild is scolded for her selfish behavior. And she grows up little by little.)