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            to prescribe us the medicine a few years ago, and the package of the

            medicine was not delivered to my house this month. “Because I did not take
            the medicine for this month, the e cacy of the drug ran out today…” Even
            though I could find out the reason, I still felt gloomy. If I restarted taking the

            medicine again, I could go back to that happy life. But I know it isn't right. In

            that life of only feeling happiness, I couldn't find what was wrong and I was
            actually living in an unhealthy condition. I stood beside the window and
            looked down at the world outside. Everyone looked happy, but also they

            looked like they did not have faith in their lives. Then I realised this world is not

            right, and decided to go to the government to make them stop this policy.
                   Through the long journey, I got to the building of the United Nation.

            Everyone inside the building also seemed to take that medicine and nobody
            doubted me as an intruder and therefore, it was very easy to get to the

            president’s o ce. In the o ce, the head, Harry Brown was sitting down on the
            precious chair and closing his eyes. He noticed me and said in a very low tone

            “Who are you?”. Despite the fact that the people in this building seemed to
            take the drug, Harry did not seem like he was taking it. His face looked rather

            glumpy. Due to such a heavy atmosphere, my throat was shaking, but I could
            not go back anymore for this world. “My, my name is Alex Robinson. I am here

            to stop this policy, I mean...please, sir, please stop prescribing people this
            drug! This is not right, people now cannot see how their life is and they do not

            realise how wrong their condition is! They do not have faith in their lives, and...
            ” “and what?” The low-toned voice interrupted my talk mercilessly. “Even if they

            are in bad condition, they are feeling happy, right? If they are feeling okay, it
            means they are okay, young man. In the first place, negative feelings are not

            necessary. They just make you look miserable. Nothing worth having negative
            feelings… Don't you get it? '' At the last part of his speech, I could see the

            sadness in him. He continued, “...I used to have a family, a lovely daughter, and
            a beautiful wife. Everything was perfect until that happened… When we were

            walking around the neighborhood, the stranger who lost his job and became
            insane attacked my daughter and wife. I called the ambulance, but they

            passed away. In the court, I was full of anger toward the man. But while he was
            speaking, I could see that he was a normal, ordinary guy. The negative

            feelings turned him into a monster. Then I realised those negative feelings,
            anger, sadness, and frustration make people insane and this world’s peace
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