April 21st, 2008
Cain and Abel came to the banks of an enormous lake. They had never seen anything like it.
“There’s something inside it,” said Abel, looking into the water, not know that it was his reflection.
Cain noticed the same thing, and raised his staff. The image did the same thing. Cain stood waiting for the blow; his image did the same.
Abel studied the surface of the water. He smiled, and the image smiled. He laughed out loud, and saw the other imitating him.
As they walked away, Cain thought:
“How aggressive those creatures are who live in there.”
And Abel told himself:
“I’d like to return, for I met someone both handsome and in good humor.”
by Paulo Coelho
April 21st, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Indeed! Seek and you will find that the entire Universe is your mirror — perfectly content in it’s stillness, yet immediate and exacting in its responses to your inputs and requests! As usual, Paulo has captured a lifetime of wisdom with the turn of a phrase and the telling of a tale. Thank you, Paulo; and thanks to Jane and Cyres for cooking up these wonderful reminders of who we are — we are the ones we are looking for, and at. Namaste!