Immortal Talks (- Book 2)

by Shunya

curious tourist once visited a beautiful but mysterious valley. He was totally new to the place. He didn’t know where to begin exploring it. He saw a local shepherd who was searching for his lost sheep. The tourist offered to join him in his search. This way, he could fulfil his desire of exploring the valley. ‘The two unlikely companions kept wandering around the valley, one in search of his sheep and the other simply to explore the fascinating place. When the evening fell, the shepherd gave up all hopes of finding his sheep and began walking back to his home. The tourist accompanied him and stayed at his home at night. ‘Next day, the shepherd set out to graze his herd and to do other routine works. The tourist desired to accompany him because he was now addicted to everything the valley offered him: the visuals, the hardships, the sweat, the relief, and so on. The shepherd allowed him on the condition that he helped him in taking care of his sheep. ‘The tourist didn’t know how to do a shepherd’s work. So he simply started copying him. This went on for several days. Ultimately, he forgot that he was a tourist, not a shepherd. He forgot his true identity. The legend says that he wanders in the valley to this day, grazing sheep that are not his own. He suffers all the hardships of a shepherd’s life. He doesn’t have to do it. He could leave everything and become a tourist once again and move to explore some other place. Nothing is stopping him except his ignorance. If luck f...

Attachment of soul to a character