The Man Who Sold His Shadow — English Version In a distant city, there lived a poor man with a kind heart. Despite his poverty, he possessed something strange that always drew people’s attention… His shadow would walk a few steps ahead of him, as if it knew a path different from his own. People found it amusing, but the man never saw any real value in it. Until one day, a mysterious man dressed in black stood before him and said softly: “I want to buy your shadow.” The poor man laughed at first, but when he saw the large amount of money in the stranger’s hand… he felt it was an opportunity that would never come again. He agreed, thinking a shadow was worthless. From that day on, he walked without a shadow. At first, he didn’t care. But soon, people began to avoid him… Children feared him, neighbors refused to speak to him, and faces changed whenever they saw him walking alone, detached from everything. As days passed, he felt something was missing… Not just a shadow, but a piece of himself. He couldn’t sleep, and the money brought him no happiness. So he went searching for the stranger until he found him on the edge of the city and pleaded: “I want my shadow back… take all your money.” The stranger smiled coldly and replied: “It will not return. You did not sell something external… You sold a part of your truth. And what belongs to the soul… cannot be regained easily.” The poor man fell to his knees, crying, and asked: “Then what do I have left?” The stranger turned to leave and said: “You have one chance… start again, but this time, do not sell what must never be sold.” From that day on, the man understood that some losses cannot be repaired by money… and losing oneself is heavier than losing anything else. Moral for friends: Some things cannot be bought by anyone… yet if we lose them, we lose ourselves. Protect your worth, your truth, and your inner self before accepting any price.