MASTER BUTCHER

The butcher…

Was down on his luck.

His wife had left him. His business partner had stolen money. His family had labelled him a failure. His kindness…

Had been mistaken for weakness.

Those he had trusted, loved, supported through thick and thin, had taken everything from him; they had even stripped him of wealth that you cannot see, like his confidence and self-esteem. There was one thing they couldn’t take though. One thing he had that cannot be bought, traded, inherited or stolen. One thing that the rich want, the impatient crave, the privileged desire and the poor dream about. That thing…