The Well of Reflected Futures
The Courage to Drink What Might Be
In the center of a barren plainsland sat a well. Its water showed not a reflection of the present, but one possible future. People traveled for miles but often left in fear without drinking. One young woman, tired of uncertainty, drank deeply. The vision she saw was neither joyful nor tragic — merely unfamiliar. Yet she felt strength flood her veins. She returned home smiling, telling others the truth she learned: the future is not something to predict, but something to swallow and reshape.
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