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onedayayoungmanwasstandinginthemiddleofthetownproclaimingthathehadthemostbeautifulheartinthewholevalley.alargecrowdgatheredandtheyalladmiredhisheartforitwasperfect.therewasnotamarkoraflawinit.yes,theyallagreedittrulywasthemostbeautifulhearttheyhadeverseen.theyoungmanwasveryproudandboastedmoreloudlyabouthisbeautifulheart
.suddenly,anoldmanappearedatthefrontofthecrowdandsaid,“whyyourheartisnotnearlyasbeautifulasmine.”thecrowdandtheyoungmanlookedattheoldman’sheart.itwasbeatingstrongly,butfullofscars,ithadplaceswherepieceshadbeenremovedandotherpiecesputin,buttheydidn’tfitquiterightandtherewereseveraljaggededges.infact,insomeplacesthereweredeepgougeswherewholepiecesweremissing.