– Wow, thank you so much for this extensive and important information, Grandpa! I didn't know that such things were happening in the town of Lemari. I hope that there will be more people in our society who think exactly like you. And then they will all together make the right decision to conduct funerals in a cultured and correct way.
– I sincerely hope so, too, my granddaughter. It's very valuable that you understand me, Charlotte.
– Of course, I understand you, you're telling the truth, Grandpa! – said Charlotte, and joyfully ran to her grandmother – Alicia Castro:
– Grandma, dearest, I just spoke with Grandpa Meliton, and now I'd like to ask you something. In your opinion, what needs to change in our society?"
– Ah, that's a wonderful question, my granddaughter. I have a very important opinion on this matter. Let me begin from afar. We all know that there is only one Allah, whom we must worship. We all love him and trust him. If our faith is strong, Allah will always protect us from all the bad things that could happen in this world. So, if everything is in the power of Allah Almighty, what are these superstitious people afraid of, who think about useless rules of superstition at every step? For example, people say: "Don't sweep after the sun sets. You might never get rich." What can the broom do? It's just a household item, that's all! Or there are sayings like: "You can't wash clothes on Saturday, it's a bad omen", "A black cat crossed my path! Oh, everything's over now, it's a sign of bad luck!", "Don't kill this spider, it's a bad omen", "You need to make chicken borscht and eat it with seven women so that the baby is born healthy", "Bring a chicken tomorrow. The newborn baby needs to touch the chicken so that he grows up well" and so on and so forth, this kind of nonsense. All this is nonsense, there's no other way to call such a superstition. Let these superstitious people explain to me what these animals and objects of theirs can do! They can't do anything, neither bad nor good. Only Allah can do everything. And if you ask him, he will give you everything you want, if it is beneficial for everyone. That's it! You can't be so superstitious, it's harmful to everyone. I wish, my granddaughter, that these superstitious people would finally understand that their path is completely useless. That's it.