As I was walking I felt as if I got the whole hope I own and no one could own in this world, since I thought it’s all over just like that, but i was wrong here I am on the way out.
The old man was walking so slow, I just want him to be instant, I asked him to guide me to the way out to run out of there.
He looked at me and his eyes were filled with irony and said “way out? Out of what son?”
Ahh! that old man, I was wondering what’s wrong with him I want to go out, so I remained following him until I noticed smoke in the horizon as it’s string in the air, then the old man told me “old man eyes are just like his memories they are strongest for things a long way off“ so we kept on walking until I realized that smoke is coming from a chimney of a hut then the old man pointed his finger to the hut and said “this is the cottage of knowledge”
He opened the door and welcomed me at his hut by saying “welcome to my home, from now on it’s going to be your shelter from the darkness of ignorance”
I looked at the hut, it’s full of mirrors and papers and there is a very old library with old books, with all of that, the hut was so clean and organized.
Then the old man asked me to have a seat next to the food table
I looked at the food table and it only had one chair, he smiled at me and said me “I told you I am alone”
So he moved the chair to a place next to the fireplace and said “you’re wet son, set here and get some warmth until you dry, then he went inside a room and after a while, he brought some food, it was a strange food but I liked it, and while I am setting next to the fireplace eating, the old man stayed standing and looking at me all the time.
I don’t know how did I look like while I was eating I’ve never ate for so long, all what I cared about is to get my stomach full, when I finished the food the old man laughed at me and said “you’re dried and replete, now you need to take a rest” , while I was feeling so relaxed and comfortable and warm all around me I felt so sleepy that I couldn’t force my eyes to stay open, then he brought a small table and sat in front of me and said
“All my life I’ve been taught how to die but no one ever taught me how to grow old or what experience in life do I own? I’ve been lonely for so long between my ideas and thoughts until I discovered secrets of hope, what attracted me to you and to save you is your will and strength, you reminded me when I was in your age while I was planting my hut over here, I left the world to keep my hope warmth and unbreakable heart, you need to listen to your inner voices you need to lay on yourself and get sure about who you are and how you are, you must believe in yourself no matter how many mistakes you’ve done and how many problems you’ve been through, you got to learn how to stand up when everyone around you is kicking you down, and to survive in seas when people trying to sink you to save themselves up or to get rid of you, you got to be invincible, with the trust in your soul and believe in your behaviors, meet your reflects at the mirrors, with full of respect to yourself, that’s the glory of humans, but remember the one who’s shown right In front of you, got to be shown also to the people as well as to you”
Then he asked me to go and stand in front of any mirror and once I stepped …..