This April for the #A-Z 2020 I have taken
short stories from books of Fr Anthony De Mello – “the song of the
bird” and the “prayer of the frog” .
I would like to share these stories and hopefully believe that these stories
will inspire you too.
The clock master was
about to fix the pendulum of a clock when, to his surprise, he heard the
pendulum speak.
“Please sir, leave
me alone”, the pendulum pleaded. “It will be an act of kindness on your part.
Think of the number of times I have to tick day and night. So many times each
minute, sixty minutes an hour, twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty
five days of a year. For year upon year… millions of ticks. I could never do
it.”
But the clock master
answered wisely, “Don’t think of the future. Just Do One Tick A Time and
you will enjoy every tick for the rest of your life.”
And that is exactly
what the pendulum decided to do. It is still ticking merrily away.
With COVID 19 crisis
– more than 20 days have gone; I and my family are at home. We have managed
quite well so far everything is going fine – we have provisions and all the
basic necessities are met.
We don’t know how
long this lock down will continue and when will I get back to work., and when
will the colleges reopen for my daughter and when will David get back to work,
this month David got his salary and I am yet to get, we don’t know whether
David will get his salary this month…. How are we going to manage… but I am
comforted that we don’t have to pay the rent as we own the house.
The banks have made
provision so also other bills. I am wondering how this year is going to be. I
feel like this clock sometimes… I hear the clock master speaking to me…The
Present moment is here, Live it fully…
One day left for
Easter; as we celebrate Jesus’s Resurrection tomorrow there’s a small voice
from within and I too will rise once again, humbled, purified, cleansed and
little wiser.
Thanks for reading
my post; appreciate your time; would love to hear your thoughts..
May the Risen Lord
Bless You and Your family!
Happy Easter Friends
J
Lovely Genevive thank you ... one tick at a time is how we're also doing it here in SA. Grateful that our basic needs are met. No going out, though one could go to the shops for essentials like food. We haven't yet left our property in over 2 weeks ..
ReplyDeleteA Blessed Easter to you and your family xx
Blessed Easter to you Susan and your family. May the Risen Lord bless and keep you safe and healthy during this time. May you have strength and courage to deal with the current crisis... its always a pleasure to connect with you. Wishing you love and hugs:)
DeleteOne tick at a time ... that is a wonderful thought! Happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteThank you, glad you liked my post.
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