One night Ihad a dream.
I was walking along the beach with my Load, and across the skies flashed scenes from my life.
In each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One was mine, and one was the Load's.
When the last scene of my life appeared before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand, and,
to my surprise, I noticed that many times along the path of my life there was only one set of footprints.
And I noticed that it was at the lowest and saddest times in my life. I asked the Load about it: "Load,
you said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk with me all the way. But I notice that during
the most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why you
left my side when I needed you most." The Load said:
"My precious child, I never left you during your time of trial.
Where you see only one set of footprints,
I was carrying you."
