The Presence of a Giant

 

Once upon a time—

In a small kingdom,

a strange phenomenon

was quietly spreading.

At night,

a great shadow

would sway upon the mountain,

and by morning,

enormous footprints

would be left upon the ground.

Not a single person

had ever seen the giant.

And yet,

people would lower their voices

and whisper:

“Surely, there is a giant.”

That certainty

eventually began to shape

the very way people lived.

Fearing for their safety,

they came to live

in a city shaped like a cave.

What people deeply believe in—

whether it is fear or prayer—

can sometimes

quietly rewrite

even the very contours of the world.