There was a merchant who was known to be kind and often gave assistance to relatives or friends who came to ask him for help.

One day, the merchant was having a hard time, as if he was facing a dead end and felt he needed someone else's help.

So he went to friends and relatives whom he had helped in the past. But apparently, none of them were moved to help.

Even when he talked about the problems he was facing, they tended to be ignorant, did not care, and...