All at once the child found herself on a beautiful beach, made even more magnificent by the colorful bubbles that floated around. Each bubble glistened, each one glowed, until it touched the earth and suddenly existed no more. The child ran behind the bubbles- poking her fingers through each one of them. ‘Ping’ they went and there was only soap water. She looked quizzically at God. God returned her gaze and replied the unasked question, “Ephemeral, splendid ephemeral beauty. Just like you. My child, I have created you to be like a bubble- you are to float through life doing all that you can, growing, glowing and finally, going back to your source. The bubble came from soap water, and soap water is what it will become once it has danced in the winds, played over the seas, met other bubbles if its kinds and lived its life.” The child smiled sweetly. Knowingly! God returned the smile and said, “Just the way there is no sadness when a bubble becomes soap water once again, so you too remember that when bubbles around you go back to their source there is no reason for you to get depressed. And when your turn to touch the ground, don’t be fearful, don’t be anxious- just enjoy the journey down, the way you enjoyed floating high.” Waving a good bye to the bubbles the child understood that once again they must move on. Snap went the finger.
To be continued…
– August 8, 2009Posted in: Social