Ships

In a dark and lonely ocean, we seek a lighthouse to help us to shore without knowing whether there is either shore or lighthouse. We find only each other in the darkness but the similarity of our positions gives us little to no comfort. Sometimes there are lights in the distance but there is no way to know whether they are lighthouses or mirages born of desperation, and by the time we sail close enough to find out we may be too far from a lighthouse to ever reach the shore.