The story of diligence and effort ( part 2)

The merchant, the leader of the caravan, was wise and thorough. He surveyed to find the way out.
The merchant thought that " I can't give up my diligence. My men will certainly die. I have to be patient. There's always hope. An industrious man never loses hope."

The merchant didn't frustrated even though they lost. They committed to resolve the problem.

The merchant surveyed the route with his effort. He saw something and said that" Over there. There's a cluster of grass, there must be water under the sand ." He shouted to his men that " Hey! You guys, come over there." One of his men asked that " Where? Master. I lost my strength. Don't you tell me to walk forward without destination."

The merchant tried to explore and find grass and ensuring that there must be water below.

The merchant replied that " No. I don't. I found the source of water. You bring some hoes and spades. Hurry up. We're gonna have some water to drink soon."

The merchant told his men to help dig for water.

With their great pleasure, all of his men helped each other dig for water under the sand.
Someone grumbled that " Tired and thirsty. I can't stand it anymore."
Another one repeated that " I' tired too. We kept digging for a long time but we can't find any water."
Other one said that " No matter how deep we dig, we find only sand."

The men helped dig the grass but they have met with disappointment.

When they couldn't find any water, they lost their hope. Besides, finding a pack of rock at the bottom made them more disheartened.

The merchant told himself that " Everyone loses their heart. No way. I can't be like them. I must try to exploit until I find water."

The merchant never lost his hope. He laid down with his ear on the pack of rock and listened to the sound carefully.He heard certain sound and believed that the sound below is the sound of the water. He said that "That's right. It's the sound of a stream."
He called his men and said that " Hey! help me dig over here .There must be some water."
The merchant's follower said that " Right away, Boss. I still have some strength. There you go."

His gigantic follower pounded on the rock a few times, it was tumbled down. The water sprang up and became a big fountain. The caravan was glad as they were dead and reborn again.
They are happy and shouted that " Hoorey! Finally, I found water."
Someone said to the merchant that " We all survive because of your effort."

The water was used for drinking. cooking, while waiting to travel at night.

The water beneath the sand prolonged everyone's life and gave back the strength to cook until they could set off  again.
The merchant said to his men that " You should keep in mind that there's always hope for everyone who's not lazy."

When the moon raised to the deep blue sky on that night, the merchant led his caravan to the destination safely.
One man shouted happily that " We're arriving the town."

This tale teaches that :-
Anyone who is not lazy and keep digging into the sand can find water beneath the sand in the open space.
Compared to a priest who fills diligence and effort also find the peace in his mind.