Irrespective of our backgrounds, so many of us have endured what seemed like insurmountable hardship, and, somehow, we made it through.  But what were our hearts like during those hardships? What type of mindset were we strengthening and reinforcing during our turmoil? Did we let faith be our guide and love be our aim, despite our exhaustion? John Martin’s painting “Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion” captures a moment of self-discipline and endurance with the aim of true love. ‘The Waters of Oblivion’ “The Waters of Oblivion” is one of the tales from the second volume of the book titled “The Tales of the Genii,” a Persian manuscript like the “Arabian Nights.” It was initially thought to be a translated manuscript—the original highly esteemed in ancient Persia—by the ambassador from the British settlements in India, Sir Charles Morell. But all of the above information about the book was …