By special request - my modernized version of Aesop's
Two Travellers and The Bear.
Enjoy!
The sky was clear blue and the sea of emerald green.
The weather could not be more perfect, but his mind was stuck in a
quagmire.
For along the sandy beach there were two set of footprints, side by
side. They appear to be always together.
Except in times of turmoil and trouble, in times of pain and
struggle - there will invariably be only one set of
footprints.
The man asked his friend, "Why is it that when during times when I
have most difficulties you have abandoned me?"
His friend replied, "No. I would never abandon you. You only see
one set of footprints because in times of difficulty it was I who
carried you on my shoulders."
But the man was not convinced.
"If you carried me during those troubled times, why can't I
remember it?"
"My dear friend, you were so troubled, how could you recall
everything?"
Suddenly a bear appeared from the wilderness and walked towards the
sea.
The two men retreated cautiously as the bear strutted powerfully
and confidently towards the water.
Every footprint it made was deep, because the bear was heavy. Even
so, when the bear walked along the water line, even its deep
footprints was washed away by the crashing waves.
Upon seeing this sight, the man suddenly turned pale. His friend
looked at him worriedly.
"What is the matter?"
"If you had carried me on your shoulders, why are the footprints
shallow?"
