On this auspicious Day, - 7th of August : Ivory Coast National day -
it's my pleasure to share with all friends and readers a short story from
Barbara Hug entitled "The Given Light".
This inspiring tale emphasizes the sense of
sharing and solidarity, two indispensable virtues in building a strong
community and beyond a prosperous nation.
"The Given Light,
By Barbara Hug.
Once upon a time a man had heard, that in a
foreign place, far away, there was a holy flame burning. So he got up and left
his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home to his
house.
He thought: 'When I have this light, then I
will have happiness and life and all the people I love will have it too.'
He travelled far, far away and finally found
the holy flame, with which he lit his light. On his way back he had only one
worry: 'That his light could go out.'
On his way home he met someone who was
freezing and didn't have any fire and who begged him to give him some of his
fire. The man with the light hesitated for a moment. Wasn't his light too
precious, too holy to be given away for something ordinary like that?
Despite these doubts, he decided to give some
of his light to the one who was freezing in the darkness.
The man continued his journey home and when he
had almost reached his house a terrible thunderstorm started. He tried to
protect his light from the rain and the storm, but at the end his light went
out.
To return the long way back to the place where
the holy flame was burning was impossible, he wouldn't have had enough strength
to go back this far - but he was strong enough to return to the human being
whom he had helped on his way home.
.........and with his light he could light his
own again."
Warmest regards,
May Peace be on all Nations!
Yvan Khactus.
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