a way to cover up!

A friend had returned from a trip to a country rich in ancient civilization. He expressed the extreme disgust of his experience while touring there. Walking along a street, he was pursued for a distance of about a kilometer by a man. This man wanted to shine his shoes for a fee. As he just had one such service half an hour ago, along the same street, he declined the offer. Failing to get the opportunity to make a little cash, the man resorted to an uncivilized act. From the bag he was carrying, the man scoped out some cow dung, and splashed on my friend's shoes. In such shocking and unreasonable circumstances, my friend had no choice but to agree to let the man clean his shoes! More shock came to my friend after the cleaning work. The man demanded about 10 times the normal charge! When my friend refused to pay the amount, two other men appeared as a signal was flashed. Confronted by three fierce unreasonable men in a foreign land, my friend paid as demanded to avoid being possible physical hurt.

I remember a same situation of mine. Only in my case, the uncivilized man was slandering and smearing my name with all kinds of false stories and lies, quite similar to throwing cow dung at people but with more filthy acts. The demand from me was not money but : to keep quiet so that all the shameful behavior of his past would not be revealed. What a pitiful act from a man !