We live in the human world, but is this the only world there is?

What if I told you that ours is just one world, and that there are many other worlds just like ours?

Won't your problems look tinier if they are?

What?

There's no milk.

Why does this keep happening to me?

What have I done so wrong?

Hmm, maybe not.

Meet Jake.

Jake is a doctor by profession.

There was a time when he was the best doctor in town.

Tending to other people's wounds is what he lived for.

Thank you!

But slowly, as he became richer, Jake hired other doctors and took an early retirement.

And now, well, he's just a rich man complaining about everything in his life.

Oh, all I needed was six marshmallows.

And what do I get?

Five!

Huh?

What was that?

But Jake always had a strange feeling, like someone was watching him.

Um, sire, I can add one more marshmallow if you like.

Huh?

What?

Um, nah, it's fine now.

Jake would have prodded more, but you see, he had important things to do, like… Why is this so sweet?

Why can't my life be easy even for a second?

One day, Jake and his friends decided to go for a trip.

They had planned to visit an island, but while in the boat, something happened and their ship was turned to another island far away.

This is weird, but that's fine.

As long as we leave before the high tide, we should be fine.

The friends decided to play some games, but Jake suddenly felt too tired to do anything, and he decided to go sleep under a tree.

And he slept like he had never slept before.

Oh, wow, it's dusk already.

I must ask them to leave.

I mean, who even chose this island in the first place?

I should have been in charge.

Wait, where is everyone?

Huh?

Hello?

They left me!

They left me!

How could they?

Did no one notice I wasn't on board?

Aren't doctors lifesavers?

Did you say lifesaver?

Ah!

Who are you?

I am sorry.

I didn't mean to startle you.

I am Melly.

Melly was the elf maiden from the Realm of Elves.

Realm of Elves?

Elf maiden?

Is this a joke?

Um, I don't know who Joke is.

Is your name Mr. Joke?

What?

No!

My name is Jake.

Dr. Jake.

Oh!

I heard you say that you were a lifesaver.

I need your help.

My realm is gripped with a curse, and I don't know what to do.

Bah!

I'm a man of science, and I don't believe in curses.

Take me to your town.

Let me see this curse.

Jake was intrigued with this idea of an elf town.

Melly patiently ushered him to her boat.

As Jake saw the boat, he was sure he was imagining things.

For it was the most exquisite boat with the most extraordinary people in it.

They wore gorgeous suits and beautiful gowns.

Looks like everybody in every other world is better than I am.

Thinking that the town must be around the stream, Jake boarded the boat and sat down.

But before Jake could realize, the boat was flying in the air.

Whoa!

What's happening?

Then taking soft turns, it entered what seemed like a fissure in the sky.

Ah!

Oh!

Good no one was scared.

Jake was bewildered by what he saw.

It was the most beautiful place he had ever seen.

But something was wrong.

The place looked like it was dying.

What happened here?

My town was once the most beautiful town in the entire realm.

But a month back, something happened.

My townspeople are all falling sick.

Jake heaved a determined sigh and asked Melly to take him to the townspeople.

As he examined the elves one house after another, he found that they all were suffering from multiple ailments.

Body pain, allergies, stomach ache.

Hmm, I need to examine the fields and the crops.

I want to see what the elves have been eating and where it is coming from.

Jake was then taken to the farms and the storages.

He picked up a few grains and told Melly that he needed a lab to work in.

The elves were not only intelligent beings, but also resourceful.

They arranged everything Jake needed in under a day.

Jake worked for hours in his shed.

It was the longest in many years that he had not complained.

He didn't care that his shed was inside a tree, and that it smelled funny there, and that he didn't have his equipment.

He was focused on saving the townspeople.

Jake came out of the shed the next day looking messy, but truly happy.

Did you find the cure?

Yes, but I will have to talk to the townspeople first.

All the elves gathered near the tree within hours.

People of Elftown, I have not only found the cure, but have also found why you are suddenly falling sick.

Yay!

Woohoo!

Yay!

You stopped working.

Yes, you all loved to farm and add manures and plant food.

But what happened then?

You stopped.

Since you stopped doing all those things, the quality of the plants and crops deteriorated, and you stopped getting the nutrition you needed.

Does that mean we must always keep working to stay healthy?

Not exactly, Mellie.

But you have to continue doing what you love.

A peaceful mind is the reason behind a healthy body.

If you leave doing what you love, your mind will not be at peace, and our bodies will stay unhealthy.

You see, a healthy mind promotes a healthy body.

It's not a curse that has gripped your town.

It's just wrong choices.

Even if you cure your illness now with my medicine, you will continue falling sick unless you listen to yourself and do what you truly love.

The townspeople thought for a while and realized that they indeed had fallen behind in their farming and become lazy.

They took the medicine and promised Jake that they will make better choices.

Soon the time came for Jake to return home.

Mellie went to him.

Are you not happy, Jake?

More than happy, Mellie.

I am satisfied.

I've been complaining so much that I kept ignoring the sufferings of the others and what I can do to make them better.

I made the same mistake.

I stopped doing what truly makes me happy, helping others.

And now that I've helped this town get better, my sufferings feel significantly less important.

Phew!

Finally!

Huh!

Jake was shocked to see Mellie transform into a celestial being.

What is happening?

Who are you?

I am the Watcher of all the Realms, Jake.

You don't know this.

But you helped me once while I was on an undercover mission on Earth.

I have been watching you since.

And, well, honestly, it hasn't been rewarding to watch you complain.

But it was also important.

Why?

Jake, your town is taken care of.

They have the doctors you hired and the hospital you built.

But other towns and other realms need scientific inventors like yourself.

I had to give you a chance to rediscover your passion.

So, my friends never left me behind?

Left me behind on that island?

It was you!

Of course it was me!

Your friends love you!

Despite of your complaining nature, that is.

Yeah, I understand how unpleasant I have been.

If I am not satisfied with myself, there is nothing out in the world that can make me feel content.

True.

So tell me, Jake, will you travel with me to save other realms?

Jake could not believe what was happening.

But as he looked back at the town he had just saved, his answer became more and more clear.

He was ready to save the world, one patient at a time.

Jake looked at Melly and nodded with determination.

He had never felt this sense of purpose before.

And that is how the adventure began.

Jake and Melly vowed to make this entire universe better and healthier.

And guess what?

Jake never complained again.

I forgot my briefcase behind.

Why does it keep happening to me?

Well, not entirely.

Thanks for watching!