1.) He lived near a river bank in a village in West Sumatra.

2.) The party invitation he recieved was from an upstream village and a downstream village. They are very far away from eachother but both parties are held at the same time.

3.) He went to the downstream party first because the food there is delocious.

4.) He got confused on which party he should join, so he kept going back and forth.

5.) He ended up missing both parties. Left empty-handed, disappointed, and exhausted.

6.) If we are ever stuck in a situation where we have to choose between two choices, be quick and don't waste time. Try evaluating between a "head-choice" and a "heart-choice", and go with what we know.

7.) The first.

8.) The second to the third.