WHEN HOPE MEETS TRUST
Once a man lost his way in the desert. The little food and water he had was finished, and for the last two days he was desperate for even a drop of water.
He knew that if he didn’t find water soon, he would die in a few hours. Still, a small hope was alive inside him, so he kept searching for water. He didn’t give up.
He kept hoping he might find water somewhere. That’s when he saw a hut.
At first, he couldn’t believe his eyes.
Earlier too, he had been tricked by mirages in the desert. But he had no other choice but to believe it this time. After all, this was his last hope.
He gathered his remaining strength and walked towards the hut. As he got closer, his hope grew. This time, luck was on his side. The hut was real.
But when he reached, he saw that the hut was deserted. It looked like no one had been there for years. Still, the man went inside, hoping to find water.
Inside, he was shocked. There was a hand pump. Filled with new energy, he quickly went to the pump and tried to draw water.
But the pump was dry. It seemed it hadn’t worked for a long time.
Disappointed, he fell to the ground. He thought he would surely die now.
Just then, he noticed a bottle tied to the roof. Somehow he managed to reach it. He was about to open the bottle and drink the water when he saw a note stuck to it. The note said:
“๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐บ๐ฝ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป’๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป.”
This confused him. Should he drink the water and save himself? Or should he pour it into the pump, hoping it would work?
Many thoughts ran through his mind. What if the pump didn’t work even after he poured the water? What if the note was wrong, and even the underground water was gone? But what if the pump worked and gave him plenty of water? He was unsure.
Finally, he decided to trust the note. With shaking hands, he poured the water into the pump.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ.
After a few tries, water began to flow. Cool, fresh water! He drank as much as he wanted. His mind became clear again.
He then refilled the bottle and tied it back to the roof, just as the note had asked.
While doing this, he noticed another glass bottle. Inside it was a pencil and a map showing the way out of the desert.
He memorised the way and put the map back, filled his own water bottles, and got ready to leave.
He walked a little ahead, then stopped and looked back. He thought for a moment, went back to the hut, and wrote on the note:
“๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐.”
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๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
It teaches us to never lose hope, even in the worst times.
It also shows that before getting something big, we often have to give something from our side — just like the man poured all the water he had into the pump first.
In this story, water stands for the precious things in our lives — like knowledge, love, or money.
To get these, we must first put in our efforts, like pouring water into the hand pump of life. In return, we often receive much more than we gave.
It also shows how doing good can spread from one person to another, slowly making the whole world better.
