02/07/2025
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:
“𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻.”
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.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲.
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 memorized 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:
“𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.”
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
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.
✅ 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁. 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘁.
