In stories and in our present day society we always see that
reoccurring role of the person who is never satisfied with what they have. They
are always in search of more money, a higher social standing, or the latest and
greatest IPhone. The story The Stonecutter perfectly exemplifies man’s desire
to always have bigger and better things. As you probably figured the main character
within this story is a stonecutter. He comes upon a glorious house one day while
working and wishes he could be rich just like the owner of the house. A
mountain spirit hears him and grants him his wish. After this point he became
angry that even a rich man such as himself cannot protect himself from getting
a sunburn. He then wishes to become the Sun, and so he does. He feels powerful
for a brief duration of time but becomes angry when a cloud covers him denying
his rays from shining on the Earth. He then becomes a cloud. As a cloud he is
angered over the fact that no matter how much rain he produces he can’t chip
away at the mighty mountain. So he becomes the mountain. One day a stonecutter
approaches him and begins cutting away pieces of him. So what does he turn into
next? That’s right, a stonecutter. No matter what being he was, he always saw
one that was more powerful in its own way. His selfish ways kept him from
seeing the cyclic nature of this so he kept wanting to be “more powerful”. He didn’t
realize how foolish he had been until after he came full circle. At least he,
unlike most, actually came to his senses. The Stonecutter vowed at the end to
never be so selfish and ignorant again in wanting more and more for himself.
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