Jewish tale: An old Jew dies on the street, unknown, unnoticed by all

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Shabler Akuvlich was a beggar, in a big city. He had been so for twenty years, ever since his wife had left him for a wealthy businessman, instead of him. He had left their house, saying to his wife, "Have all of this too. I want no part of anything that is you, ever more." The man was an exceedingly handsome man, and the wife's new suitor, was extremely ugly of face, but he was very wealthy, which put a new look onto his face for this woman who only had eyes for monetary things. Shabler, had left his house, and at first he went back to school, taking in an English grammar course, to help him in his writing. Shabler started writing, whilst living on the streets. He wrote his poems, and short stories, from his observing life on the streets, real life, with real rawness. Nobody knew that after 20 years, he was now independently wealthy, as his books had all sold well. He kept living on the streets, as he had met some good friends there. He was found dead one day, by a passing police officer. It was later found that he was worth well over a million pounds, at the time of his death, in a London back alley. Nobody really knows the life of anybody else. So much remains hidden. Shabler somehow though, even after 30 years in the streets, still retained his good looks, even at the time of his death. His heart was good, and his outer looks matched his inner beauty too. His previous wife had never seen, nor appreciated his great beauty of character, both inwardly, and outwardly too. All she saw was dollars, and that hid everything else from her sight. Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com (picture): Shabler, just a few weeks before his death, taken by a passerby.