What is an important theme of the story? Vanity and selfishness are stronger than generosity and kindness.

In times of trouble, family and good friends support each other.

Misfortune can overwhelm even the strongest people.

The best way to deal with grief is to distract yourself with other tasks.

the story and what its about

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover".