The Watcher was a D'ni prophet who's prophesies predicted the fall of D'ni, the betrayal of Sirrus and Achenar, and many other key events in D'ni history. His books, (located on the Relto shelf in URUCC), hold great wisdom that applies to many areas of life. His story goes as follows:
The man now known as The Watcher was given a revelation from Yahvo (God). He tells him that he will wait for a time and watch for a time, then will receive "signs of things to come" or prophecies. After this revelation he is left blind. For two years he waits for the signs promised him, but sees nothing. He cries out to Yahvo, weary from his long waiting, asking when the signs will be revealed to him. Yahvo responds that he will watch until they come. After roughly 60 years of waiting, his sight is restored and he is rewarded for his patience. And so each day he is given five lines of prophesy to put into five sections, and thus the prophesies of the Watcher came about.
Now, over the years the Myst community has done more than it's fair share of waiting. Waiting for Uru Live to return, waiting for the book of Marrim to come out, and most recently waiting for MO;RE, or some new incarnation of URU. Many have grown weary or bitter. However we should always remember that like the Watcher, our waiting is not in vain.
Waiting is a common theme in the watcher's prophesies. For example:
"Wait,
if you can be calm,
the way is a simple thing to gain."
- The Watcher book 3 page 1
He warns against impatience, and tells of the destruction it causes:
"The future is always revealed to those who wait.
But the proud have no patience.
Because of pride the destruction will come."
- The Watcher book 4 page 3
While it is easy to loose hope of URU's returning, Impatience can become a cancer that spreads to even the most patient. Cynicism is often the cause of many arguments. For this reason, we must always keep positive and even if URU never returns, at least we will have the satisfaction of knowing that we never gave up, and fought to the end.
