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24/04/2025 12:43:12
Le nuage et la dune

A young cloud was born in the midst of a great storm in the Mediterranean Sea.
But he did not have time to grow there; a powerful wind pushed all the clouds towards Africa.
They had hardly reached the continent when the climate changed;
A generous sun shone in the sky, and above stretched the golden sands of the Sahara Desert.
The wind continued to push them towards the southern forests,
since in the desert it doesn't rain, or almost.
However, what happens to young humans also happens to young clouds;
he decided to move away from his parents and older friends,
to know the world.
"What are you doing?" protested the wind. "The desert is the same everywhere!"
Join the formation, and let's go to the center of Africa,
where there are extraordinary mountains and trees!”
But the young cloud, of a rebellious nature, did not obey;
Little by little, he lost altitude, and he managed to glide over
a gentle, generous breeze, near the golden sands.
After a long walk, he noticed that a dune was smiling at him.
He saw that she too was young, formed recently by the wind that had just passed.
He fell in love with her golden hair immediately.
“Hello,” he said. “How is life down there?”
– I have the company of the other dunes, the sun, the wind, and the caravans that occasionally pass by here. It's sometimes very hot, but it's bearable.
And what is life like up there?
– There is also the wind and the sun, but the advantage is that I can walk in the sky, knowing many things.
“For me, life is short,” said the dune. “When the wind returns from the forests, I will disappear.”
– And that makes you sad?
– It makes me feel useless.
– I feel the same way. As soon as a new wind blows, I will go south and turn into rain; but that is my destiny.
The dune hesitated a little, then declared:
“Do you know that here in the desert we call the rain 'Paradise'?
“I didn't know I could become so important,” the cloud said proudly.
– I heard legends told by the old dunes.
They say that after the rain we are covered with grass and flowers.
But I will never know what it is, because in the desert it rains very rarely."
The cloud hesitated in turn. But soon a broad smile returned to it.
"If you want, I can cover you with rain. I just arrived, but I'm in love with you,
and I would like to stay here forever.
“When I first saw you in the sky, I fell in love too,” said the dune.
But if you turn your beautiful white hair into rain, you will die.
“Love never dies,” replied the cloud. “It transforms;
and I want to show you Paradise."
And he began to caress the dune with little drops;
so they stayed together for a very long time,
until a rainbow appeared.
The next day, the small dune was covered with flowers.
Other clouds heading towards Africa,
believing that there was part of the forest they were looking for,
poured down their rain.
Twenty years later, the dune had become an oasis,
and travelers refreshed themselves in the shade of its trees.
All this because one day a loving cloud
had not feared to give his life for love.
Paulo Coelho – The Cloud and the Dune
(short stories, excerpt: “Like the flowing river”)
 

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