As the nomad walked in the desert, throat parched and feet covered in blisters, he saw water at a distance. At once his face brightened and a new energy seemed to come into his body. The pointless wandering in the desert was no longer pointless. He had a sense of purpose, a happiness so far unimagined and a will to live.
Those moments of the pursuit of the distant water was the highlight of his day.
As at last he reached near the water, he realised it was a mirage. All his purpose was lost. All that he believed in was just the sand and the sun playing tricks on his mind. The realisation braught him to his knees.
He never got up. It was not because of thirst. It was because, what he believed in lay shattered before him.
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"And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you."
--Paul Simon, 'Kathy's Song'
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