We Do Not Walk Alone

[arakara]

One night, a man dreamt that he walked along a shore
with the Divine Source of all things, and as they walked,
scenes from his life flashed across the sky above them.
Most of the time, he saw two sets of footprints in the sand
for each scene, but many times along the path there was
only one set of footprints, often at the very darkest and
saddest times, and the man was greatly troubled.

He turned to the figure beside him and said, "I looked for
you and tried to seve you all my days. I thought that you
would care for me in return, yet now I see that during
the most difficult times of my life, I was alone.
I don't understand why you would leave me
when I needed you most."

The Divine Intelligence replied, "My precious child,
you are always in my heart, and I would not desert
you in your times of trial and difficulty. When you
saw only one set of footprints in the sand,
it was then that I carried you."