A man broken by loss met the tide every evening. One day, in the foamy lace of the waves, he saw her—not a goddess, but the very soul of the ocean.
Their eyes met. In hers—not pity, but a challenge. Silently, she took his hand and placed it on the wet sand. Palm to palm.
And he understood: the pain was just the ebb, so that passion could return in a full wave. To live is to trust the tide again.