A tale of two seekers

         There are two men from a remote hamlet deep in the mountains who've never been to the sea. When they heard about the majesty and awe of the sea, they both became deeply fascinated. They decided to set out looking for it. Alpha worked out a strategy for his quest. He wanted to go to visit various teachers who've been to the sea and listen to them talking about it, describing it, and who hopefully will be able to tell him how to go there himself. Omega, the younger guy, decided to set out on the journey in the direction of the sea straight away. Though he was told that the grandeur of the sea lies thousands of miles away, he's adament that if he keeps walking in the right direction not deviating from his course, one day he'll be able to reach his destiny. Neither was he daunted by the tales of danger and hardships involved in embarking on such a arduous journey. He has to witness the powers of the sea and even be emerged in it himself.
Alpha, in the meantime, has set off looking for the teachers whom he hopes can teach him the wisdom of how find the sea. The first teacher he came across told him that one has to become a believer of God before he can find the sea because God created the sea; if one doesn't please God by becoming his believer and worshiper, His anger will stop one from ever finding the sea. Alpha was converted to a devout believer of God and started going to church for daily worships. Thus 10 years past and Alpha is now a man in his middle age. He started thinking to himself, 'I'm not young any more. If I stay here carrying on with my worshiping and not setting off for my quest, I may never be able to get to the sea all my life'. So he went to his teacher to explain his dilemma. The teacher became furious and told him that if he leaves now, God will bring down his anger and punishment and he will burn in hell. But Alpha was still determined to leave and carry on his quest for finding the right teacher(s).  He came across the 2nd teacher who told him that he has suffered trauma from his previous life experiences and thus need to receive therapy and healing before he will be well enough to set out for his quest again. Alpha thought to himself, maybe the teacher is right. If I'm not well enough to carry on my journey, then I'd better stay and get healed first. Thus another 10 years passed during which time Alpha was made to analyze every single event of his life before coming up with a solution for healing purposes. By now Alpha was beginning to feel his age pinching on his stamina and the yearning for the sea once again started to stir in the recess of his soul. He went to bid farewell to his teacher and healer and set out again on his quest. He stumbled across yet another teacher. This teacher told Alpha that in order to journey to the sea, he needs to learn how to calm and focus his mind. Alpha was taught various techniques of meditation and breathing techniques. Another 10 years have passed and by now Alpha was indeed feeling old - his hair has all turned grey and his body begins to ache with stiff joints and tension. The fear that he might never be able to grasp even a glimpse of the sea till the end of his life is really beginning to afflict and vex his mind and heart. He thanked his teacher and once more set off. He begins to realized that if he carries on going to different teachers all of whom have something different to teach him, he will never have time to do the journey himself.
Determined not to look for teachers any more, Alpha eventually started walking to the direction of the sea.
But sadly before too long, Alpha becomes worn down by fatigue, old age and illness and died.

Alpha's mate Omega, on the other hand, kept steadfast to his quest; and after 20 years of departure from his homeland and experiencing dozens of hardships, pitfalls and temptations on the way, had the first glimpse of the sea. Despite of his fatigue and aching bones, he just took the plunge and emerged himself in the lapping waves of the ocean. To his amazement, he found his tiredness just evaporated in the cleansing water and the vitality of his youth came back to him. In fact, he had found the elixir of life which nobody told him about before. From now on, he is able to drink from the fountain of life and stay youthful for ever.