The Artist in the Glass Cage

The Story: The Artist in the Glass Cage There was once a boy who lived for Art. From a very young age, the moment a pencil touched his hand, the rest of the world ceased to exist. He didn't just draw; he breathed life onto paper. But his parents, worried about the future, told him: "There is no money in art. Study hard, get a real degree, and secure a high-paying job." So, he buried his brushes. He studied like a machine, won a Gold Medal, and eventually landed a high-profile job at a massive tech firm abroad. Today, his life is the definition of Luxury. He has a private cabin on the 25th floor, a sleek car in the driveway, and a bank balance that grows every second. One evening, he stood by his massive floor-to-ceiling glass window, looking down at the street below. There, in a dusty alley, he saw a small boy. The boy was using a simple stick to scratch a figure onto a dirty, broken wall. The boy’s face was glowing with a pure, unadulterated joy—the kind of joy that all the money and luxury in that 25th-floor cabin could no longer buy.