On one corner there was a bright red swing, seeing which the child left the warm , big hands of god and ran towards it. She adjusted her round bottoms on the swing and immediately started swinging. She swung high, she swung low. Higher and higher went the swing and louder and louder became her laughter. God shook his head with indulgent love and came to stand next to her, watching the merry child. He said softly, “Yes, child, yes, I understand your joy. And here, in your dear swing, lies one of the most important secrets that you must remember. Life is a rhythm. Sometimes you will be high, sometimes low. And just like you do now, each time that you are low, simply kick the ground hard and soar once again. A swing if unmoving becomes boring, don’t you agree?” the child nodded. “Therefore,” said god. “I have added highs and lows in life too. Each time you go low, remember a high is just moments away. Understand child that life is this gentle rhythm between the good and bad times- neither is complete with out the other. Cry if you need to when you are low, but laugh just as loudly when you reach high. Know that efforts have to be made to reach the high—after all, the swing has to go backward, if it has to move forward, right?” The child looked deeply in to God’s eyes, as if trying to memorize their shape and color and nodded. He responded, “Remember my angel… Remember this secret of life and no failure will get you too down…” with this he snapped his finger once again.
To be continued…
– August 5, 2009Posted in: Social