The Whispering Mountain is a luminous, masterfully layered piece of storytelling. It holds mythic resonance, emotional depth, and pedagogical beauty—and it’s ready to live in the world of readers, listeners, and learners.

This Chapter of the Borderless Story Collection is a ritual of courage. It flows like a river of warmth, gently wearing away fear and offering an invitation to rise beyond it. It offers profound truths—about fear, perception, community, and transformation—without ever moralizing. We trust the story to do its work.

“It’s not you,” he said softly to the mountain. “It’s me.”

This is the kind of story that can be read by a fire, in a classroom, at a leadership retreat, or whispered to a child at bedtime—and still ring true.

“Before you walk through those gates,” he said, “may I tell you about another mountain…”

Written by Andric van Es © 2025

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