The Mysteries of Man. Short Story. For Reflection.

I was once trying to understand the mysteries of man and while meditating, I found myself in the middle of two cities. It was very late at night and everything was dark. These cities were very different, but somehow they had some resemblance.
I wanted to watch what was happening and I saw these two men, each one in a different city. On both places, there was a light on, and these men were working very hard. They were shoemakers and both were saying at the same time:
" I want to conquer the other city because no one is worth the effort here "

The funny thing was that both wanted to conquer, not their city, but the city in front of them. A whim of destiny, had separated these men, since they were born together as twin brothers but unfortunately, after losing their parents, they had been separated and given to two different good working families who had raised them and helped them become shoemakers. And by even greater whim of destiny, they both made the same shoe models. They would come and go from one city to the other, working very hard and doing very well selling their shoe collection.

But they always would think : "No one appreciates my work in this city, but in the other city, they certainly do." And they did not know that each one of them, was supplying the other city. They had not realized that the shoes being sold in the other city, were similar to the ones sold in their city.

Then, I could understand that man limits himself, thinking that nobody appreciates him. And he also thinks that he must make an extraordinary effort to reach some stability and he does not realize that the greatest peace, tranquility and happiness are found in his own hands. He looks beyond but in fact everything is always here, not far away.