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With the sunset approaching the
small one pondered his day ??“ his allotted time. Looking back
he was filled with regret for all the things he had wanted
to accomplish that day but had not. As his mind drifted into
the limbo of evening he reviewed what had been accomplished
??“ and was saddened that all he had managed were a few tiny
ripples in the pond of life. Then the night sprites began to
weave their dream coverlets and to work the twilight magic
and the dream fairies began their waltz. Suddenly in the
spaces between voices began to answer his doubts.
???Why do you despair????, they asked in
a sweet gentle song. ???You have done much this day.??? The
little one reflected, and tallied the day??™s events. He had
held a friend close and whispered that everything would be
right as they started down their path, he had stopped to
move a limb from the path as he strolled along, he had
cleared some rubbish and clutter someone had left from along
the path. As he catalogued the day he saw nothing of
importance in his day ??“ and now the day was past and it was
too late.
With a gentle lilting laughter the
voices answered his unspoken thoughts, ???You simply do not
see the total ??“ shall we tell you what you have done this
day???? The little one nodded and braced to be told how badly
he had failed.
You offered comfort to a friend ??“
had you not they would have spent their day in despair and
would not have done anything. Because you took the time to
care they touched others as you touched them. By days end
your act of compassion had brightened hundreds of lives that
otherwise would have been sad today. To have done that is a
great thing indeed, it made the world a better place to live
in today.???
???You stopped to remove an obstacle
from the path. The one behind you was in a hurry and would
have stumbled over that limb ??“ falling they would have been
hurt and would have set in motion a series of events that
would have cascaded causing many tasks to be incomplete
today. By you act of caring you allowed today to unfold as
it should have.???
???You saw the carelessness of another
and picked up for them. By clearing the rubbish and clutter
the sun was able to make the flowers grow and bloom where
they would have withered and died. By you act you added
beauty to the path as others traveled. Ecause a flower
bloomed a butterfly fed and flew out to brighten the world
with its dance upon the breeze. As the butterfly fly through
the park 2 lovers forgot their small differences and in
watching the butterfly remembered why they were in love. As
the butterfly flew on it settled on a windowsill to rest and
a shut-in smiled that they had found some beauty in a weary
day, and their family found relief that there had been one
smile that day."
???In this life it is not the grand
deeds that matter ??“ they are few and usually fleeting. We
often do not see the far shores that the ripples we set in
motion reach, but these are the acts life is made of ??“ and
we accomplish so much more than we ever see.???
?© Candace |
