The Man Facing the Cliff
30 Mar 2009 Leave a Comment
in Death, short story Tags: for reflection
There was a man facing a cliff looking how the sea was hitting the rocks; it was late at night, the moon was showing in the sky and that man said: ” My love, my love, you deceived , you abandoned me, and I cannot go on living like this. And when he was ready to jump down, a very beautiful woman appeared and asked him: ” Are you going to kill yourself?” And he answered:
” I don’t know who you are but don’t try to stop me, I am desperate and don’t want to go on living. Please, go away and don’t look back.” But she didn’t, instead she came closer and said almost in his ear: ” Don’t worry about me, I understand you.” Then, the man asked her.
“Are you maybe a physician or another suicide?” And she said:
” Physician, suicide? ha, ha, ha.”
She seemed to fill everything and then the clouds seemed to open, everything became brighter and that woman seemed to shine. And he told her: ” I don’t know who you are but you cannot stop me, I will jump now.” She answered:
” Jump, do it now, I have been waiting for a while, go ahead and jump and soon you will be in my arms.” Her voice was so deep and delicate at the same time that the man was startled and turned to see her and for an instant he thought that he was seen his beloved but then he realized that this woman was more beautiful, her eyes more deep and captivating and as lightning all memory of his beloved was erased and the man shouting said.
“Who are you?” She looked at him in a deeper way and said: ” Don’t you know? I am your true beloved who has come to your rendezvous that will culminate with our eternal idyll. I am Death, jump now and let’s travel to eternity.”
But the startled man, run away from the cliff , he run as fast as the wind and he arrived to his town early in the morning in time to see her former love. She was getting out of her house and she looked at him and he looked at her, while laughing inside and thinking I was going to kill myself because of you, ha, ha, ha. Now instead, I am going to live at least, one hundred years because of you. And that man never suffered again.
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The Most Valuable Treasure. Inspirational Short Story
20 Jan 2009 Leave a Comment
in short story, Treasure Tags: short story, Treasure
There were some who brought gold, others brought arms, science and technology. While others brought titles and properties. This event lasted for many months, and was so great, that it practically took all the attention of the universe. Everyone was commenting about the event and all the spectators were asking themselves: What will be the most valuable treasure? What will be the greatest power?
Then, like coming from nowhere, an unknown man appeared. He was rather humble and dressed in a very simple tunic. His face was calmed and his step was quiet. But this man brought nothing in his hands, he was not carrying any apparent treasure. Those, who were in charge of the event and the general public were watching him, with arrogance and scorn. Then, when they saw him so fragile and helpless, they decided to make fun of him. And they said: ” The last man from earth, has come, let’s see what important thing, he brings”. While, mockingly they were commenting between themselves: “We can see that he has no class or foundation” And they put the man in front of everyone, they call the judges, mainly the wisest, even the oldest and they said: ” Maybe, you have not realized that there are kingdoms, valuable jewels, gold objects, great instruments of science and of great value, shown in front of you. What can you bring? Are you crazy, perhaps? Or maybe, your ignorance, does not allow you to see? Speak, once and for all, so we can laugh and then, we can choose the most valuable treasure” And the man spoke in front of the multitude. There was total silence. And his words sounded like pearls falling, like angelical harps. And he said: ” My brothers, judge for yourselves, because I have not come to show off or for personal glory, but to share something with you, that is really valuable” And then, he opened his tunic and he showed his naked chest. While saying simultaneously:
”There is a heart here that loves you. And by this Love, I wish you all, Peace. You can have great wealth , wonderful powers, but if there is no Peace, then, there is nothing. Peace be always with you. Because is the glory of Love and is the presence of God in your hearts”
And then, he stopped. And if there was total silence before, now it was even deeper. And then, the oldest and wisest of all the judges rose and said: ” It is very certain, what you just said. How ignorant, we all have been! True wealth is not found in power, or in control, but just as you said: True wealth is Love, which is eternal, true, and which is the promised Peace. You, certainly are the most powerful and the richest man on earth” And soon, the man answered: ” So be it. But the power is not mine, since everything comes from God. And my knowledge occurs because of my trust in Him” And the rich, and the powerful and all the persons, inclined in front of him. Then, arrogance left and Truth was revealed: “There is no wealth, if there is no Peace.”
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Author: Oscar Basurto Carbonell
