Earth Walker
August 23rd, 2002, 08:00 PM
Last night I dreamed that I walked with the Mother Goddess.
"So you would like to talk with me," She asked.
"If you have time," I said.
She smiled.
"My time is eternity....
....what questions do you have in mind for me?"
"What surprises you most about humankind?"
She answered...."That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up,
and then long to be children again."
"That they lose their health to make money....
and then lose their money to try to restore their health."
"That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither the present nor the future."
"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived."
Her hand took mine and we were silent for awhile.
And then I asked, "As a parent, what are some of life's lessons
you want your children to learn?"
"To learn they cannot make anyone love them.
All they can do is let themselves be loved."
"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others."
"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness."
"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound
wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal
them."
"To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least."
"To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but
simply do not yet know how to express or show their feelings."
"To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see
it differently."
"To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,
but they must also forgive themselves."
"Thank you for your your time," I said humbly.
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?"
She smiled and said....
"Just know that I am here."
"Always."
:sunny: :heartthro :heartthro :wave: :heartthro :heartthro :heartthro :sunny:
"So you would like to talk with me," She asked.
"If you have time," I said.
She smiled.
"My time is eternity....
....what questions do you have in mind for me?"
"What surprises you most about humankind?"
She answered...."That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up,
and then long to be children again."
"That they lose their health to make money....
and then lose their money to try to restore their health."
"That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither the present nor the future."
"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived."
Her hand took mine and we were silent for awhile.
And then I asked, "As a parent, what are some of life's lessons
you want your children to learn?"
"To learn they cannot make anyone love them.
All they can do is let themselves be loved."
"To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others."
"To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness."
"To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound
wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal
them."
"To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least."
"To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but
simply do not yet know how to express or show their feelings."
"To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see
it differently."
"To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,
but they must also forgive themselves."
"Thank you for your your time," I said humbly.
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?"
She smiled and said....
"Just know that I am here."
"Always."
:sunny: :heartthro :heartthro :wave: :heartthro :heartthro :heartthro :sunny: