There were three brothers. From early childhood they got accustomed to labor and mutual assistance, they lived friendly, and together the work went on smoothly and the rest was cheerful. Once during the evening conversation the brothers talked about dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 A man cannot live without a dream, - The Eldest brother said. \u2013 Dream is the basis. It adds wings, it gives strength, it helps to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 A dream is the lighthouse, - The Middle brother answered. With it you won\u2019t lose your life track, it will always show you the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 I disagree, - The Eldest got excited. \u2013 A dream \u2013 is like faith. If you have it, you may go wherever you want, everything will be delightful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Where can one go, if he does not see the way? \u2013 The Middle one was more reasonable. \u2013 A dream is more like a hope; without a goal, and faith may be blind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 And I think, - The Youngest brother uttered, lowering his gaze, - that a dream \u2013 is the salvation. Without it, the soul will dry out like a sprout in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 A dream should be high, - The Eldest said. \u2013 The higher is the dream, the more strength it gives to the going one. For instance, I dream about making all people happy. What can be higher and more joyful?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 A dream should be achievable, - The Middle brother objected. - People say that it is necessary to build a house, to plant a tree and to grow up a son not to waste your life. This is my dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Why are you keeping silent, brother? \u2013 They turned to the Youngest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 I dream about perfection. \u2013 Without lifting up his eyes, he said in a low voice. \u2013 I dream to be a master and help others to become masters as well, because mastery dies if it is left in one man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After short silence the Middle said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 So, brothers, isn\u2019t it high time for us to go towards our dream?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 It is! \u2013 The Eldest answered eagerly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 It is, - The Youngest breathed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 This is settled then. Tomorrow \u2013 we start our journey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026For a long time brothers went along their motherland, when once they stopped at the cross of three roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 This sign from above is no mere chance, - the Eldest uttered. \u2013 As each of us has his own dream, so each one fated to lead his way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 I agree, - the Middle answered. - However, it is getting dark. Let\u2019s stay at night here, and by morning we\u2019ll decide who will go each way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At night all of them had the same dream. They dreamt that a very old man, white, like snow, in long white clothes came to the place of their overnight stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know your dreams, - the Old man said. \u2013 They are high. But they should get stronger, before they will become what you think they are. Many ordeals are in store for you, but one of them \u2013 is the most important. Each of you has to recognize your dream by its face, find among many others. And here there is your touchstone. If you recognize \u2013 you\u2019ll get a key in your hands, turning which, you may open the cherished door to your happiness. If you don\u2019t recognize \u2013 don\u2019t judge too severely, you\u2019ll lose your dream forever. Don\u2019t haste to go ahead, think. Do you know well what you are coming to? Are you ready to lose your dream in case of misfortune? This night and this crossroads \u2013 are boundary of your new way. Behind it there is no way back. Think, decide!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having awoken, the brothers kept silent for a long time at the burnt out campfire. Each of them was thinking of his own issue, but all of them thought about the same things. The Eldest brother\u2019s soul was harried by doubts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow will I recognize my dream? Each man has his own happiness, and each man\u2019s happiness has its own face. So my dream is of many faces, the same as people\u2019s happiness. But if from thousands faces I don\u2019t recognize the only one, will my dream leave me forever? My faith, my basis\u2026No, it\u2019s better to come back, let it remain unachievable, but it will exist and warm my soul, like the distant sun!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The middle thought another way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy dream is plain and clear \u2013 how can I not recognize it? It is, my star, my guiding torch, how can I pass it by? No, I\u2019ll go ahead, following its call, and nobody can stop me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGod knows best! \u2013 The Youngest was thinking meanwhile. \u2013 Though I don\u2019t know yet what my dream is like, for the sake of opportunity to realize it, I am ready to take the risk of losing not only it, but my life as well, because it is more important than my life. Good faith, I\u2019ve started this way not for acquiring it, but for serving it, as something great and everlasting. If I don\u2019t recognize it \u2013 not it will die for me, but I will die for it, - and this is not such a big loss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Eldest was the first to break silence. When he started speaking, brothers did not recognize him at first \u2013 he grew older during this morning. Looking somewhere through them with unseeing eyes, the brother dropped words, like one pood weights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 I can not go further, brothers. Don\u2019t judge me strictly; I will be unable to survive its loss, if I happen not to recognize it. I\u2019ll never forget myself. So, remember me kindly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Eldest brother turned back, and without saying goodbye, started on a return journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 I respect your choice, brother, - The Middle called after him. \u2013 A lot of courage you need to see your strength in proper perspective and give up further struggle, realizing the inevitable defeat. Heavy burden you\u2019ve shouldered to live with the dream, understanding the impossibility of realizing it. Let the God\u2019s blessing be on you! And for me, as the Middle brother, the middle road is fated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 I\u2019ll go to the right, - The Youngest responded. \u2013 If we won\u2019t meet again \u2013 Farewell!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The brothers hugged at parting and each one took his own way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2026Many years passed since then. And as parted brothers that time, they did not meet anymore.\u201d\u2013 The Old master finished his unhurried story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His pupils kept silent for some time, and then started vying with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 What happened next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Why didn\u2019t they meet anymore?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Is it a true story, or you\u2019ve imagined it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 What happened to those brothers \u2013 I don\u2019t know. True story it is or a fairy-tale \u2013 this is for you to decide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 What happened to the Youngest? \u2013 A fair mop-haired boy with clear blue eyes asked. \u2013 Like him, I dream of passing my knowledge to people. When I have it, of course, - he added, confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Old man got up, hiding his smile in the moustache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 That\u2019s all, sparrows! It\u2019s time to break up \u2013 it\u2019s late!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When noise of numerous voices quieted and the large chamber became deserted, the Master was sitting for a long time, propping his white head up on his hands and looking at candle light with a fixed stare. Bright flashes were dancing in his eyes; memories were quivering as light wings at his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Why haven\u2019t you told them the truth? \u2013 A low voice was resounded behind his back and made him start, returning him to reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Master turned back. The Old man did not change a bit; though many years passed since their last meeting in the remote dream, it was not difficult to recognize him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 You did not want to make them upset by the story of the brothers\u2019 fate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 It would be a dull tale, - The Master answered, giving a deep sigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 But hasn\u2019t your dream come true? Is there anybody in the neighborhood equal to you in your mastery? Don\u2019t you have worthy pupils, who adopted not only your deal, but attitude to life and eagerness to serve the dream?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 But you told me about the ordeal, I would have to undergo, when I recognized my dream in its face. Why haven\u2019t I had it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 My friend! \u2013 The Old man shrugged his shoulders. Recall that night by the crossroads one more time. That was your ordeal, and each of you found his own way out. The Eldest brother has failed to find out that nobody can make a man happy besides himself. Each man - is a doer of his own happiness, and until the Eldest understand this, he will continue living with his unrealized dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 And what about the Middle brother? Does he have a house, a garden, a family? Has his dream come true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 It\u2019s more difficult with the Middle one. He has not recognized his hope, his cherished dream, driving it in the intimate and dusty circle of his family hearth. Once his young heart responded to the ancient wisdom, but his cold mind misinterpret its meaning. \u201cTo build a house\u201d \u2013 means to find spirit basis, firm life position, independent on storms and hurricanes. \u201cTo plant a tree\u201d \u2013 to plant seeds of the good in people around, that you keep carefully in your heart. \u201cTo grow up a child\u201d means to pass your experience to others, as to your children, reaching for the light. Your brother has withdrawn himself into the tiny world of his own illusions and lost his dream that might be equal to yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Isn\u2019t he happy in his world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 He thought so, when you met last time. But now\u2026 I don\u2019t want to upset you, - The Old man laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 But why am I better than them? What made me deserve the realizing of my dream?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 You\u2019ve undergone your most important ordeal that morning at the crossroads. You\u2019ve realized that not a dream serves a man, but a man serves a dream. Understanding it, you\u2019ve dedicated your life to this service. Your dream may be called by one word \u2013 love. Not to the concrete man, but to the perfection, beauty, love to people. That\u2019s why you\u2019ve showed your pupils the way to happiness \u2013 what your Eldest brother has not achieved, you\u2019ve planted seeds and grew up fruits \u2013 what Middle brother has evaded, you\u2019ve touched the Perfection, what you dreamt about. I don\u2019t have anything else to tell you. You\u2019ve found your way. Head it and let the Blessing of the Single be on you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With those words the Old man bowed and disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Master came to the window, looked into the sky, covered with big, bright stars and it seemed to him that through the scattering of stars there emerged an image of unearthly beauty, it made the old Master gasp for air and tears welled up in his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, this is what you are like, my dream! \u2013 A swift thought rushed past. \u2013 My God, it is worthy of living!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Master stood long time, looking in the turning pink sky, and stars were melting in his eyes engraved the image of realized Dream forever.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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