20 MAR 2017 AT 12:47

Once an artist saw a dream of a beautiful woman. Inspired by the dream he decided to capture her image in his painting. The next day he painted a beautiful woman but he was convinced it was not the woman in his dream. He threw the work away and started painting again. But this time too, in spite of its beauty, it was not the woman of his dream. He continued painting again in frustration. Years rolled by and everyday he would sit and try to paint her right. Finally after thousands of failed attempts he managed to paint the woman exactly as in his dream. He felt pleased with himself. But when he turned his head, his reflection in the mirror shocked him. The face in the mirror was totally alien to him. The rest of his life he spend wondering about who had really painted the woman of his dream.

- Shoonya