Once, there lived a young man named Samuel and his mother, Martha. They lived in a grand house, and Samuel was a successful merchant respected by everyone in the town. However, a series of bad business decisions led to the loss of everything he owned. Samuel went from being a wealthy man to living in a tiny, broken hut.
One afternoon, Samuel decided to visit his mother. Martha had since moved to a more affluent neighborhood and had become accustomed to a high social status. When Samuel arrived, looking tired and wearing worn-out clothes, Martha did not rush to embrace him. Instead, she looked at him with a sense of hesitation and distance, as if he were a stranger asking for help. She asked him politely but coldly, 'Who are you, and why are you here?' Samuel felt a sharp pain in his heart. He realized that when his wealth vanished, even the bond with his own mother felt like it had become a stranger's gaze.
