The beautiful oasis in the desert began to dry out. The spring that supplied water to people, animals and gardens suddenly dried up. People tried to dig a well, but found no water. The elder of the tribe asked the gods for help day and night. People waited with fear for his decision. Finally the elder gathered the people and said:
“The gods sent us a test, but did not abandon us. We will find water if we dig a well at the source.
Joyfully, people got to work. They dug for a week, the second - there was no water. More and more people ran away in fear. Soon, only the elder of the tribe and his son remained in the dried-up oasis.
- Father, do you really believe that we will find water? - the son asked in despair.
“If a person knows how to believe in what he does not see, as a reward for his faith he will see what he believes in,” the father calmly answered and continued to dig.
For a hundred days and nights they dug a well, eating only cacti and dried fruits, and on the hundred and first day a powerful fountain of water flew up. The source became even purer and stronger, and the oasis became larger and richer.
After his father, his son became an elder. When difficulties or illnesses beset the tribe, he stubbornly fought against them and said: “If a person knows how to believe in what he does not see, as a reward for his faith he will see what he believes in!”
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru