As the water follows the moon

8 (Englsih version)

There is hope in my soul,

There is hope, there is hope for me now

...Next day Teddy surprised his household by getting up very early in the morning, taking shower, shaving and having his hair brushed. Actually he couldn't get a wink of sleep at night and he hardly waited for the sunrise to begin his new living. In spite of a sleepless night he was not tired, because this new energy overfilled him with life-giving force. He was inspired and excited. So Teddy changed his dirty pajamas for a clean t-shirt and jeans and for the first time since long ago drove his car.

He headed for the city and for some time was driving in the center without any goal and just enjoying this ride. Then he parked his car and walked in the streets watching people - whom, as it seemed, he has never seen before. All the colors suddenly became very bright, sounds were harmonious and food was tasty again. The sky was so blue that it hurt the eyes, birds chirping sounded like music and even the air tasted sweet.

Breathing deep he felt himself like he had just been born. Again and again he experienced the events of last night hoping that God would talk to him once more but it didn't happen. Also Teddy didn't get any prompts concerning his predestination but he wasn't sad because he has already known where to move.

Then he saw a preacher in the street. There gathered a small crowd around him; some people really listened to him, the others were just killing time. Teddy came closer and heard the scraps of the sermon. He didn't listen carefully because he noticed something more important – this preacher's eyes. They looked so clear, bright and...happy? But how could this man who had nothing, look so happy and satisfied with life? And why was Teddy, who had everything, people usually wished for, feeling so unhappy? There was something amazing about it and he understood that he'd spend all the necessary time but he'd figure it out.

The preacher has gone and Teddy noticed a loving couple. The girl was squeezing tightly to the guy and he held her with both hands as if he was trying to protect her from all the evil in the world. This sight hurt the heart a little but suddenly the thoughts of Julia didn't cause the painful suffering that couldn't leave him alone for a long time. Feeling strong and sure of himself, Teddy even smiled to the lovers. He liked watching them and somebody else's happiness didn't irritate him any more. Obviously there was still a hope for him to learn again how to be happy.

Gabe tried to prove him that a man could not achieve anything in his life without love. Teddy has thought about it much and came to a conclusion that his brother was absolutely right. But love could take different forms. That wasn't necessary a love for a woman, - having recovered from his painful passion to Julia, Teddy saw it clearly. Love was all around him – in the eyes of a mother watching her child playing, in lovers' tight embrace, in the light kiss in a cheek that three meeting friends exchanged, in the hand shaking with which two men greeted each other, in an affable word and in the balloon that street salesman gave to a beautiful girl. Teddy looked at all this with his eyes widely open understanding how much time he has spent in the darkness of his own ignorance deprived of this love. But from now he was going to get everything he had missed.