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Here's
a little something you might find inspirational an Allegory by M
Schulman (I think)
Allegory:
And it was morning as God stood before his twelve children and into
each of them planted the seed of human life. One by one, each child
stepped forward to receive his appointed gift.
"To
you, Aries, I give my seed first that you might have the honour of
planting it. That for every seed you plant, one million more will
multiply in your hand. You will not have time to see the seed grow
for everything you plant creates more that must be planted. You will
be the first to penetrate the soil of men's minds with MY idea. But
it is not your job to nourish the idea, or to question it. Your life
is action, and the only action I ascribe to you is to begin making
men aware of My Creation. For your good work, I give you the gift of
"Self Esteem."
Quietly
Aries stepped back to his place.
"To
you Taurus, I give the power to build the seed into substance. Your
job is a great one, requiring patience, for you must finish all that
has been started or the seeds will be wasted to the wind. You are not
to question nor change your mind in the middle nor depend on others
for what I ask you to do. For this I give you the gift of Strength.
Use it wisely."
And
Taurus stepped back into place.
"To
you Gemini, I give the questions without answers so that you may
bring to all an understanding of what man sees around him. You will
never know why men speak or listen, but in your quest for the answer,
you will find my gift of Knowledge."
And
Gemini stepped back into place.
"To
you Cancer, I ascribe the task of teaching men about emotion. My
idea is for you to cause them laughter and tears, so that all they
see and think develops fullness from inside. For this I give you the
gift of family that your fullness may multiply."
And
Cancer stepped back into place.
"To
you Leo, I give the job of displaying My Creation in all its
brilliance to the world. But you must be careful of pride and always
remember that it is MY creation, not yours. For if you forget this,
men will scorn you. There is much joy in the job I give to you if you
but do it well. For this you are to have the gift of Honour."
And
Leo stepped back into his place.
"To
you Virgo, I ask for an examination of all man has done with My
Creation. You are to scrutinise his ways sharply and remind him of
his errors so that through you My Creation may be perfected. For
doing this, I give you the gift of Purity of Thought."
And
Virgo stepped back into place
"To
you Libra I give the mission of service that man may be mindful of
his duties to others. That he may learn co-operation as well as the
ability to reflect the other side of actions. I will put you every
where there is discord, and for your efforts I will give you the gift
of Love."
And
Libra stepped back into place.
"To
you Scorpio, I give a very difficult task. You will have the ability
to know the minds of men, but I do not permit you to speak about what
you learn. Many times you will be pained by what you see, and in your
pain, you will turn away from ME and forget that it is not I but the
perversion of My Idea that is causing your pain. You will see so much
of man that you will come to know him as an animal and wrestle so
much with his animal instincts in yourself that you will lose your
way. But when you finally come back to Me, Scorpio, I have for you
the supreme gift of Purpose."
And
Scorpio stepped back.
"Sagittarius,
I ask, that you make men laugh, for amidst their misunderstanding of
My Idea, they may become bitter. Through laughter, you are to give
man hope and through hope, turn his eyes back to ME. You will touch
many lives if but only for a moment, and you will know the
restlessness in every life you touch. To you Sagittarius, I give the
gift of Infinite Abundance, so that you may spread wide enough to
reach into every comer of darkness and bring it light."
And
Sagittarius stepped back into place.
"Of
you Capricorn, I ask the sweat of your brow, that you might teach
men to work. Your task is not an easy one, for you will feel all of
man's labours on your shoulders, but for the yoke of your burdens, I
put the Responsibility of Man in your hands."
And
Capricorn stepped back into place.
"To
you Aquarius, I give the concept of future that man might see other
possibilities. You will have the pain of loneliness, for I do not
allow you to personalise My Love. But for turning man's eyes to new
possibilities, I give you the Gift of Freedom, that in your liberty,
you may continue to serve mankind whenever he needs you. "
And
Aquarius stepped back into place.
"To
you Pisces, I give the most difficult task of all. I ask you to
collect all of man's sorrow and return it to ME. Your tears are to be
ultimately My Tears. The sorrow you will absorb is the effect of
man's misunderstanding My Idea, but you are to give him compassion
that he may try again. For this the most difficult task of all, I
give the greatest gift of all. "You will be the only one of my
children to understand Me. But this gift of understanding is for you
Pisces, for when you try to spread it to man, he will not listen."
And
Pisces stepped back into place.
Then
God said to all:
"You
each have a part of My Idea. You must not mistake that part for all
of My Idea, nor may you desire to trade parts with each other. For
each of you are perfect, but you will not know that until all twelve
of you are one. For then the whole of My Idea will be revealed to
each of you."
And
the children left; each determined to do his job best that he might
receive his gift. But none fully understood his task or his gift, and
when they returned puzzled, God said, "You each believe that
other gifts are better, therefore I will allow you to trade."
And for a moment each child was elated as he considered all the
possibilities of his new mission.
But
God smiled as He said, "You will return to ME many times asking
to be relieved of your mission, and each time I will grant you your
wish. You will go through countless incarnations before you complete
the original mission I have prescribed for you. |
