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"The three trash bins" motivational short story

The three trash bins

Once upon a time there was a lonely trash bin. His name was John. 

John was very lonely because he always stays alone at home with no one to speak to. 

But one faithful day, the landlord of the building where John stayed at decided that today was the day to add two new trash cans next to John. 
The green trash bin was named Susan. She was a recycle bin for all the papers to be reused. She was a hero to all the trees to the world!
And the blue trash bin's name was Paul. Paul was used to store glass bottles! He was very important to the environment.

When John had first met Susan and Paul he was the HAPPIEST trash bin in the world! He had never experienced this feeling in his whole life. He stayed up all day and night talking to Susan and Paul, trying to get to know them better. I mean, it's the only thing John could do! 

John, Susan, and Paul quickly became the best of friends. They were always together. Rain and shine, hail and sleet, always. 

But one warm afternoon, something terrible happened. John had discovered a tiny crack on the rim of his trash bin. Susan and Paul freaked out! But John had told them that everything would be alright. That he wasn't going to go anywhere. 
Little did he know...

August 27th, 1968. 3:26AM

John woke up with a jolt of pain on his right side. He turned to that side to see what was wrong. What he found was beyond terrifying. He found a split on his can. It went from the very top of his trash can to the very bottom of his trash can. It had hurt so bad. The contents, all his trash, had begun to spill out. 

He quickly woke Susan and Paul. He showed them what was wrong and it wasn't long before all three had begun sobbing. 

The pain John was experiencing was so intense he could barely breathe. He knew he was dying. 

John uttered his last words to Susan and Paul, smiled, and closed his eyes.... 
Paul, who never cried, shed his tears. One by one they trickled down his face and down his chin. He let out a sob and another. He replayed John's last words over and over again in his mind. 

"Thank you for being my friend." 

John passed away at age 36 on August 27th, 1968 at 3:48AM


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