Alex continues her reflections on her meeting with Leon Feasey:
When I first met Leon he shared this story with me. It was an attachment in the workbook from the workshop. When I read it at home that evening it moved me to tears & every time I share it I notice my voice quivers, it resonates so much.
It also, I think,demonstrates this idea of our soulful self really beautifully.
A Soul’s Journey
There was a soul whose time had come to take human birth. And so it went to the great cavern in the infinite void where all such souls went. In the cavern there were hundreds of thousands of souls, each manifesting as a small blue flame.
When its time came, the Soul stood up & said, ‘My time has come to take human incarnation, for I have work to do and have lessons to learn. In my life as a human I shall need family & friends to help me, love me & nurture me. Who will be my friends & family on earth?’
A ripple flickered across thousands of flames & shortly a few stood forward & said, ‘We do not know you, we have not met before & we are strangers but being kind & giving love is a pleasant & easy task. We will be some of your friends & family on earth.’
The Soul spoke again & said, ‘And on Earth I shall need teachers, people to guide me, to correct me & discipline me. Who will be my teachers?’
Again a ripple went around the assembled flames & a group came forward & said, ‘We have known you in other lives and have grown to respect & like you; we will take on the task of being some of your teachers in this life.’
And a third time the Soul spoke & said, ‘And on Earth if I am to learn the greatest lessons of all, the lessons of humility, tolerance under provocation and to love those who hate me, I shall need enemies; I need people to hate me, abuse me & do violence against me. Who will do this for me? Who will be my enemies on Earth?’
There was a long pause in the cavern until at last a small group came forward & said, ‘We are your Soul group. We have known you & loved you for aeons of time and your growth & learning are as dear to us as our own; this is the most delicate & difficult of tasks & if you are to be hurt & abused, it is better done by my loving friends. We will be your enemies on Earth.’
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