It was a typical day for 71-year-old Sebastian when he was on his farm, harvesting the corn he had planted months ago. Walking under the sun with a broken straw basket, he threw the ripe corn one after the other into the basket, hoping he could sell them in the market for a few bucks.

Sebastian had lived all his life in the tiny house beside his farm. He had married a girl he liked and later raised his three boys, James, Fred, and Kyle, with her until she suddenly passed away in her sleep. Losing his wife at an early age left Sebastian devastated while making him feel protective of his sons.

Once the brothers grew up, Sebastian gave them the money he had saved. They bought houses and lived separately, eventually leaving their elderly father alone. However, Sebastian did not mind not having his sons around because his work kept him occupied all day.

He would wake up early to exercise and have breakfast before leaving for work. Then, he would return home tired, have dinner, and sleep immediately. The elderly man stuck to his routine and kept himself busy on the farm, leaving him with no time to think about other things.

One day, Sebastian was on the farm when he suddenly felt dizzy. He lost his balance after his vision blacked out, making him fall to the ground. Luckily, his neighbor was passing by and quickly came to help him.

“Hey, Sebastian! Are you okay?” the neighbor asked in a shaky voice, but Sebastian did not respond.

A few minutes later, Sebastian opened his eyes and found himself inside his neighbor’s house. He looked around but couldn’t recall what had happened on the farm.

“Why am I here?” Sebastian asked his neighbor.

“You fainted, Sebastian. Don’t you remember?” the neighbor asked.

“I fainted?” Sebastian frowned. “I can’t recall anything.”

That day, the elderly man decided to visit the doctor because he had been feeling dizzy over the past few days. He thought he might have fainted because of over-exertion, but the doctor told him something unexpected after running a few tests.

“I’m sorry, but you don’t have much time left, Mr. Sebastian,” the doctor said. “Your reports indicate your cancer has progressed to a point where it cannot be treated. I suggest you spend these last few weeks with your family.”

The following day, Sebastian passed away with none of his sons by his side.

It turned out that Sebastian had been ignoring the symptoms of cancer for months, and now the doctors couldn’t do anything to reverse the damage. However, Sebastian wasn’t worried about his health. He only thought about his farm.

“Who would take care of it once I die? I must inform the boys about my condition,” Sebastian thought while reaching for his phone. He called his sons individually and told them he had little time left.

As expected, none of his sons stopped him from working on the farm. They told him they felt sad but didn’t visit or help him with work. Ultimately, Sebastian had to work on his farm till his body gave up and forced him to stay home.

“Dad, we have hired a nurse for you,” James said after learning that his father was bedridden. “We can’t visit you, but she will help you with everything.”

“You don’t have to spend money on me, son,” Sebastian replied weakly. “I will leave this world sooner or later.”

“No, Dad,” James said. “Please don’t say that.”

“Save some money for your future, James,” Sebastian replied. “Why don’t you and your brothers visit me one by one instead of hiring a nurse?”

“Dad, you know we’re all busy with our wives and kids,” James told his father. “We can’t visit you.”

Sebastian felt sad when his sons refused to visit him. He wanted to see them one last time before he died, but it seemed impossible. None of his three sons were interested in meeting him.

A few weeks later, Sebastian called his sons and told them about his will. He felt extremely unwell that day, making him think about his farm and his sons.

“Please take care of my farm,” he told his sons.

“My grandfather built it with his own hands, and my father also worked on it tirelessly. Sons, this fertile land will bring you lots of money if you look after it and work hard.”

The following day, Sebastian passed away with none of his sons by his side. He felt lonely during the last moments of his life, but none of his sons cared about that. James, Fred, and Kyle arranged a small funeral for their father and buried him in the graveyard near the farm.

While Sebastian expected his sons would take care of his farm, the three men never returned to their father’s house. They didn’t care about the farm or work on it because they were too busy living their lives with their families.

A few months later, James received a call from a lawyer, informing them that Sebastian had taken a loan for fertilizers and livestock feed, and now the brothers had to pay the debt.

“But we don’t have any money!” James protested. “Dad never told us about this debt.”

Later that day, James met his brothers and told them about the phone call, and they soon came up with a solution. “I think we should sell the farm and use the money to pay the debt,” Kyle suggested.

The next day, the brothers visited the farm but were disappointed after looking at its condition. “Who’s going to buy this? The farm is destroyed, and this house is so shabby!” Fred said. “Do you guys think we can sell this?”

“Do we have a choice?” James asked. “We don’t!”

The brothers put their late father’s farm on sale, but no one wanted to buy it. Everyone could tell it was abandoned and thought the price the brothers were asking was too much.

“Should we edit the photos and make the house look better?” Kyle asked his brothers. “We can advertise in the newspaper and lower the price.”

“You’re right, Kyle,” Fred said. “That’s the only way we can get rid of this farm.”

A few days after the brothers published an ad in the newspaper with edited photos of the farm, they received a call from a stranger interested in buying it.

“But why is it so cheap?” the potential buyer, Harry, asked.

“I am selling this farm because I have to move to another town for work,” James lied. “I need to sell the farm as soon as possible, so I thought lowering the price would help.”

“Oh, I can understand,” Harry said. “When can I look at your farm before I buy it?”