The World In My Head...

From the middle of the ocean, it seems like the whole world is only water. No shore nor coast to be seen. No land in sight. Not even sure of the existance of land.

However, so many people ended up there - in the middle of the ocean.

Why are they there? What is their purpose? And who put them there?

Here and there, scattered about, were 'signs' that indicated the direction that one must take to return safely to land.

There was a large number of people initially, who chose to accept and believe in the signs, all of whom followed the direction (the 'right' directions) and headed that way (swimming).
Yet there were those who refused to believe in those signs and opted to follow their instincts.
Some others, concluded that the signs were meant to mislead, and took the course directly opposite.
There were also some who believed that there was no purpose to the whole thing. They were illusioned that it was 'chance' that brought them there, and no being was responsible. And so, they decided to enjoy every moment of it.

Each of these groups had their own leaders, who read the signs and instructed their followers accordingly.
There were amongst the crowd, those who wanted to be a leader as well. So they read the signs differently, convinced a few and lead some (blind followers) off the main track.

Amongst those who took the right path were two types of people. One, the kind who worried only about self to reach safety. The other, were those who stopped people heading the wrong way, and try to convince them of the truth (perhaps they care too much?).

The little ones were taken too far off course at times, to turn back when they realize the truth. However, some determined ones do make it back. And some others are too lazy, and so follow where the crowd takes them. Also, there were some who were being mislead.

Now... which one of them is right and which ones are wrong? Who is to blame? How can you prove either? Not one of those people can see land for themselves. How can anyone be sure of the existance of land? How can anyone be sure of the path to be taken towards that long awaited place?

Perhaps this is the strength of faith and belief???