An afternoon in the park

[Guest guest]

There once was a little boy, called Tommy, who wanted to meet God. He

knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase

with Twinkies and a few orange juice cartons and started on his

journey.

 

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was

sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. Tommy sat down next

to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his

orange juice when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he

offered her a Twinkie.

 

She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty

that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a juice. Once

again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all

afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, Tommy realized how tired he was and he got up to

leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned

around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. She gave him

her biggest smile ever.

 

When Tommy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his

mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked

him, " What did you do today that made you so happy? " Tommy

replied, " I had lunch with God. " But before his mother could respond,

he added, " You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've

ever seen! "

 

Meanwhile, the elderly woman, who too was radiant with joy, left the

park with a song on her lips. When she returned home, her son was

struck by the look of peace on her face, and asked, " Mother, you're

looking great – how come you're so happy? " She replied, " I ate

Twinkies in the park with God. " But before her son could respond, she

added, " You know, he's much younger than I had expected. "

 

Bhagavan Baba says, " Every person is essentially divine. Therefore,

the more one manifests the divine attributes of love, justice, truth

and peace, the more happiness one can enjoy and also impart to

others. "

 

All we have to do is to see God's glorious reflection everywhere and

in every person, and not limit Him to the idols and statues in the

temples and churches, or to a name or form. So, if we can sincerely

look upon every body we work with, live or play with as embodiments

of the Divine, then truly our life will be one of perennial joy and

love. It's a simple change of perception, and as easy as we make it!

 

Illustrations: Ms. Lyn Kriegler Elliott

- Heart2Heart Team

Ramchand Chugani <rgcjp