Chapter 43: Never again.
"There are many bad people in the world. The mean girl and her mother were not the only ones." The Prophet continued, "But not everyone is equally bad. And God sees all, and lays His judgment when the time is ripe. And the storm the bad people created in the world's biggest city forced the Hand of God to punish the greediest ones. It ignited the flames of purification, and countless valuables, in God's eyes worthless worldly treasures, burned to ashes."
The old man took a lengthy pause as if trying to leave a deeper impression on the audience, but Lee prayed he could sooner go to his room to meditate.
Somehow the manner and the tone the Prophet spoke with gave him migraine. Enzo and Freeda were enthralled by the story, and impatiently waited for the next word to leave the old man's moth.
Fortunately for them, he soon continued, "And the greediest person of them all almost went mad from losses, for he couldn't comprehend the simple truth of everything in the world belonging to the God. The greediest person raged and raged, and instead of looking for the fault in the mirror, found guilt for own misfortune in one of his underlings."
"... He banished the underling from the biggest city along with the rest of their family, but the God is just! Members of the family weren't murderers or rapists thus the God forgave them their minor wrongdoings, and the Hand of God took care of the family. Hundreds of people were saved, and now are spreading the will of God in the world."
Then the Prophet smiled and asked Lee, "What do you think?"
"Seems like a happy ending." Lee forcefully smiled back, "Probably good enough for a bedtime story."
"What would you have done?" The Prophet asked.
"Oh ... I have no right to pass judgment on others!" Lee said, while waving him off defensively, "I'm just a child!"