There ensued deadly silence for a while and then, the old man stood up at once, throwing away one of the two sticks he was supporting himself with, and using just one stick, he started walking upright and upstanding. It was as if he had rejuvenated himself from old age. Some sort of hidden strength escaped from his old body. Or was it Zeus who did that? The old man’s face shone from joy! Somewhere in his remote, forgotten past, he was able to find the light he had been searching for so long. His face shone as he turned towards Zeus, with grateful eyes and much joy, and then he turned to the west and went away saying words full of optimism and joy: ‘Yes! I now know. I have found the cure that heals old age forever. I embark on it immediately and please accept my great thanks’.
Half-smiling
