I'd like to tell you a story

this is the story of a traveler who encountered a most peculiar town.
Once upon a time there was a town, a beautiful town. Providence had smiled upon this town and placed it at the center of commerce for the region it was in. The people prospered, but not only because they were placed there. These people were hard working, family oriented, and truly cared for this town because they knew they'd be a round for a long time. The town then became much more than that, it became a community. This was a place where people with families wanted to come to live in. It was a place where neighbors knew each other and stopped to chat during their afternoon walks. Kids played with their friends under the watchful eyes of the caring mothers who lived next door to each other. There was even a church where many of this families met and found a second home. Life was good, the Lord had blessed this little piece of His wonderful creation.
Then something terrible happened. A new town came to existence not far from the beautiful town. Only this town was different than any other, it had no houses or streets, or churches. This town was nothing more than a really big market. But somehow, people really liked it. People liked it so much that they left the beautiful town. Slowly but surely the town began to show signs of being abandoned. Some businesses moved to the other town, others had a worst fate, they could not survive so they closed. As these stores closed many people also left the beautiful town, it wasn't at the center any more. Soon there were only boarded up store fronts and the streets became dirtier and dirtier, the town wasn't beautiful anymore. What a sad end to such a beautiful town.
But wait, an incredible thing has happened just recently to this town. Somehow, a group of people who were looking for a home has heard of it. No one really knows how that happened but they started coming to the town! Why?,Nobody can figure it out, the town isn't beautiful anymore! Yet, what's even more amazing is what type of people they are. These people are hard working, family oriented, and they really seem to truly care for this town! Yes, I know, it's incredible! Since their arrival many of the boarded up stores have been restored, the streets are looking cleaner and cleaner. Some of them even come out early in the morning and sweep the sidewalk in front of their house or store! Could it be that providence is smiling again on the beautiful town? We don't know but it sure looks like it did a bit over one hundred years ago again. Perhaps there is an happily ever after ending for this story.