11/04/2025
When the Rivers Run Dry, Humanity Must Flow
Once, this land was alive with the song of water. Rivers shimmered under the sun, feeding crops, animals, and people alike. Children played by the banks, and farmers spoke of harvests with pride. But now, silence rules where life once thrived. The riverbeds lie cracked and empty, their veins of water reduced to trickles that barely sustain the thirsty earth.
For years, the villagers watched as the rains came later, weaker, until they stopped coming at all. The fields turned to dust, and the trees shed their last leaves in surrender. Livestock fell, and migration began — not out of choice, but out of necessity. Mothers carried empty jars, and hope became as rare as water itself.
Yet, amid the drought, resilience took root. The people dug wells, collected rainwater, and learned to share what little they had. They planted trees, built canals, and prayed not just for rain, but for renewal. The land may have dried, but their hearts did not.
Because when rivers vanish, it is not the end — it is a call for humanity to flow stronger than ever before.