SEEKING GOLD| A MORAL STORY BASED ON GOLD

Hundred years ago in an ancient city of Ponapeli

During the days of the civil war, a man John Calvin one of the most wealthy gold owners knelt below a wooden scaffold with iron chains on his wrists waiting to be executed. However, just before the executioners blade went through his neck he raised his bruised face, looked at the governor and said, May I speak?
The governor suspecting that Calvin wants to disclose the location of his Gold stopped the execution.

With a steady voice, Calvin looked at the worn out and dirtied faces of the crowd that had gathered and said with a bitter face "You all will only produce more orphans than a king, End this war or you will have nothing but blood and more orphans". Tearing his eyes from the people he looked at the Governor then he said; "When this earth tastes red again, and the seas are calm, My gold shall resurface." But for this war, dear Governor, he added with a low but very firm voice "not an ounce of Gold shall go to your cause".

Then with one last look at the orphanage which was at the far end of the street. The executioner moved forward and Calvin was beheaded.

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Present Day
A teacher stood at the front of classroom of attentive students, lecturing on the legend of Captain Calvin and his gold, the pirate executed a hundred years ago. His name became a fable buried by time, resurrected a few days ago when a construction worker working to expand the city dumpsite which was rumoured to be Calvin's burial spot discovered under the earth a sealed jar, lined with volcanic ash and packed with red earth.

A Construction worker found a supposed clue to the gold

Inside the jar was an old parchment bearing Calvin’s exact final words. Alongside it was an almost rotten jotter of an old sailor who once sailed with Calvin and a golden coin stamped with the captain’s insignia.

The class went rowdy as students discussed and told stories of their favourite social media influencers and well known archaeologist and even religious leaders go in search for Calvin's gold.

A quiet orphan Daniel sat absentmindedly and as the school bell rang, students ran out with excitement, while Daniel went away in silence, towards the orphanage. There his small team of orphans waited for him with tools as they planned on renovating their orphanage which was almost crumbling.

With thatch which they prepared weeks ago, they set to repair the roof. The boys worked hard, and Daniel found something interesting. He found a sack by a corner of the roof and in that sack was a brown map with strange symbols at its border and a curved emblem almost similar to the one shown in his class today.

Wrapped inside the map was a heavy ring with a golden signet with the word "Witness".
Daniel hands trembled as he hurriedly close the map and the ring. He silently laughed at how funny it all seemed, while the rest of the world were searching the deep oceans and lost islands. the lead to the gold just lay in this common forgotten building.

His eyes teared up a bit as he dusted the back of the folded map. Just then he saw a scribbled note which wrote "For the one whose hands has chosen to mend and not tear, your kindness and benevolent heart has touched the earth, through you my gold shall resurface Follow the map and claim what is yours. "

With a quiet sigh, he went down and opened the map, this time with the ring on his fingers. The golden signet served as a compass which led him to Musa Exchange a gold company as old as the legends, whose history was clouded with mystery.

Daniel walked in the company and was received, he showed the manager the signet and was led to a weird looking vault which opened when the signet was inserted in the lock. He was astounded by the amount of Gold in there and how trustworthy they Gold company was.

Daniel found the gold in the most unusual place

While the world was still searching for gold in the seas and digging every mountains, John Calvin had deposited his gold with the reliable independent and mysterious Musa Exchange for a worthy successor with the right character.

Meanwhile, Even with his new found Gold, he did not seek for fame or vanity, rather he used it to rebuild homes, support orphans, invest in ideas. He even left some for a worthy group of bloggers who might one day uncover the full story.

Conclusion

This story is a figment of my imaginations. Characters and places used are imaginative and not intended to cause upset.

Meanwhile, i do hope we enjoy reading my take. I'm open to questions , criticisms and corrections. Thank you @musagold and @xpilar for this opportunity. I did love to invite @bee5 and @uduak3287.

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