Behind ‘Desert Camel’ Phenomenon: This Person’s Story is More Real Than the Song Itself!
Nate's first half of his life was unremarkable, simple enough to be summarized in a few sentences.
He was born into a normal family, and dropped out of high school early. After that, he went to serve in the army.
He participated in wars, and after the war, he returned to his hometown and lived a quiet life. Nate didn't have many family members and was often solitary. He earned a living by repairing cars, and occasionally he would weld. He did a lot of things, as long as he could make a living.
Life continued like this, and his life trajectory would be the same as yours and mine, appearing in this world and disappearing from this world, leaving no trace...
If that were the case, this story would be too bland. Later, he went to the desert.
Desert Camel
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It is important to know that at that time, Nate was already more than 50 years old!
So when people first heard Nate's plan, they thought it was unbelievable, as if they were hearing a joke:
Just by yourself? Just by your hands?
Nate became the eyes of many people, and they mocked him, saying: 'That clueless guy who doesn't know how high the sky is or how wide the earth is.'
The desert environment also made
Nate's plan looked like a fantasy.
The desert is several hours away from the city. There are few people living nearby,The average temperature is 40
degrees or aboveup to 60 degrees, how many people can stay for a day? Let alone an old man.But Nate didn't care, he brought all his belongings—a broken truck—to that place and started his hill-building plan.Even though he made countless psychological preparations, the desert environment was still worse than Nate imagined.This area is basically isolated from the world, without water or electricity, let alone the internet. Food had to be driven a long distance to buy, and it was stored in large quantities for washing. There was no house to live in, so he simply used his truck's cargo bed as a home, which was dilapidated, but at least it was a home in the desert.
After arranging his life, Nate fully invested in 'building a hill'.
He used clay and straw to make the raw materials for the hill, and bit by bit, he stacked them up.
If you happened to pass by here, you would see an old man with a hunchback, carrying a bucket of paint, and walking slowly up the hill...
Day after day, without interruption.
It's boring to build a hill, but as long as you see the pile of small soil balls growing taller day by day, Nate is happier than anything.
After the hill was almost formed, he took out colorful paints and painted it brightly, drawing cute pictures.
Nate's drawings were very simple, hearts, flowers, trees, and the sun... They were full of childlike innocence, and he was a very cute grandpa.
He also built a cute museum beside the hill, and painted the tree branches and walls with all kinds of colors.
Every color here
was drawn by Nate with a brush and a stroke.
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In addition to doing things day after day, it is difficult for ordinary people to endure living in the desert.
But Nate was satisfied. At night, he could look up at the starry sky, and he had a stray cat accompanying him. Having these, he was more fulfilled than anyone else.
So, he carefully cleaned the brushes one by one, and used the paint buckets one by one...
Overcoming the harsh survival environment and unbearable loneliness, this 'madman' who was seen by countless people spent 30 years building a fairytale world in a deserted desert.
Nate also gave this hill a cute name—
Redemption Mountain
Nate's brushes and paints
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Redemption Mountain's every brick and tile, from each small soil ball to each cute pattern, was Nate's heart and soul.Redemption Mountain's main body
is beautiful under the blue sky and white clouds
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Redemption Mountain has four floors, and experts said that this hill could not be built at all, perhaps it was Nate's sincerity and perseverance.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would believe that such a breathtaking sight was created by an 83-year-old man with his hands?
Even more shocking is that he did this without any reward, just for a belief.
In the wilderness, there is a touch of color, it is a miracle.
Occasionally, car drivers who passed by were attracted by Redemption Mountain's beauty and took pictures and posted them online, and here started to have some fame.
Later, businessmen came to buy it one after another, offering sky-high prices, but Nate refused them all, saying: 'Even if you give me 100 million, I won't sell this place.'
In this world, we all live in a sewer, but there are still people who look up at the stars. They are not swayed by money or fame, and they live more purely than anyone else.
But every time a person comes here, Nate is generous, as much as he can, he will give them a small gift related to Redemption Mountain.
Or he would pick up a guitar and sing a song about Redemption Mountain for them, which is probably the purest voice in this world.
At that time, you would always see an old man standing there, enthusiastically introducing this small hill to people...
But Nate was old, at 70 years old, his eyes became almost blind, and at
80 years old
almost completely blind, and his body was no longer as good as before.
People advised him to rest, but he couldn't bear to leave Redemption Mountain. As long as he could move, he would go to Redemption Mountain.
In 2014, Nate left. Before leaving, his only wish was to see Redemption Mountain one last time.He left his shadow at Redemption Mountain. At that time, Nate, despite being afflicted with illness, was still optimistic and smiled brightly. This is what a strong person is like, no matter what time it is, life will give you a punch, but I will sing a song.After Nate left, more and more people came to Redemption Mountain to see this fairytale world in the desert.More and more people were moved by Nate's story, and they continued to protect this mountain—passing on this beauty.
Redemption Mountain's every brick and tile, from each small soil ball to each cute pattern, was Nate's heart and soul.
Redemption Mountain's main body
is beautiful under the blue sky and white clouds
👇👇👇
Redemption Mountain has four floors, and experts said that this hill could not be built at all, perhaps it was Nate's sincerity and perseverance.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would believe that such a breathtaking sight was created by an 83-year-old man with his hands?
It's a story of an old man creating a miracle in the desert.
It is he who makes us believe that there is no color in the desert, but it can 'bloom'.
Like the song in it sings:
'Yellow sand sweeps across the sky, traveling to every corner, day and night intersect, swaying gracefully, there are many misleading paths in front, perseverance is the key.'
He is also telling us that persistence can overcome any obstacle.
So, if you are going through a difficult and lonely time right now, don't be discouraged.
As long as you are determined, no matter how difficult the current situation is, this experience will eventually bear fruit.“Finally, it is a story of an old man who created a miracle in the desert.
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