"And with the disappearance of the fear, a determination arises in him: 'Now I have to go. My time to leave this dark and dismal existence, toward the eternal and the ultimate, has come.'

"And as he walked down the hill, he was amazed to see…

…he saw from afar men and women leaving their fields and their vineyards and hastening toward the city gates.

"Nothing has been said yet. But something has reached the hearts of those who have not become stones, who can still feel, who can still love. He has not revealed to anyone that his ship has arrived and the time of departure is not far away. He was just coming to say, 'Long I have lived with you. Thousands of beautiful memories I am carrying with me, but I will have to leave you behind. I have heard the call from the ocean. The people of my land, of my birth, of my origins, for whom I have been waiting for twelve years, have arrived.'

"Without any indication, people started rushing toward him from different directions: leaving their fields and their vineyards and hastening toward the city gates.

"It is not that communication always needs words. In fact the more valuable the message, the less words are needed. And if the message is of the ultimate home, silence is enough.

"Why have these people, simple and innocent, suddenly started rushing toward him? – hastening. They have never bothered about him. He has been with them for twelve years, nobody has paid any attention to him. And today, when he is to leave, men and women are rushing toward him.

"This has always happened. Nobody in the whole history of man has been able to hide the truth. It is like a light – how can you hide it? It may be a faraway star to you, you may not be able to reach it, but nobody can prevent you from recognizing it.

"And remember: recognizing it is not a small matter. Your heart is touched, your being is full of joy. One of you, at least one of you has blossomed; his fragrance has reached you. Before the petals fall and the flower disappears you have to reach him quickly, at least to say good-bye, to show your thankfulness, because his realization shows definitively that you are also carrying the same seed."