A man was walking on the solitary beach He was alone His clothes were in muted colors It was a gray cloudy day Cool but not cold He is in pain as he slowly walks Then he comes across a glass ball partially buried in the sand He stops to look at it He kneels down and uncovers it He lifts it up to the light As he does he notices a gold clasp and opens it Inside is a piece of rich red velvet cloth On the cloth sits a folded piece of white paper Curious he opens the paper Written on the paper are instructions: Touch the areas where you feel pain on your body Then, touch your fingers to the cloth Close up the ball Put it back in the sand as you found it The man follows the instructions and then continues walking down the beach He hears a sudden sound and turns around to see the glass ball lifting towards the sky Its inside turning a bright gold color All of a sudden there is a slight explosion after which a shower of gold stars rain down everywhere As they cover the man His pain is gone He smiles and continues walking down the beach Grateful for what has happened