A Journey of Symbols

We venture through life as a wandering soul,
searching for answers about many things
Who we are?
Why we are here?
When will it all end?
Why me?
Questions endless aligned in streams
Yet answers seem like a crevice and seams
in a harsh desert where life juices is scarce
drop by drop the voice appears


Sometimes we look too far and look too deep for answers we seek.
I came across a story of which the answers we seek.

The Story begins of Nasrudin and the egg

One morning, Nasrudin - the great Sufi mystic who always pretended to be mad - wrapped an egg in a cloth, went into the town's main square, and called the people who were there. - Today there will be an important contest! - he said - Whoever discovers what is inside this cloth, will be given the egg inside it!

The people exchanged glances, intrigued, and answered: - How can we know? No one is capable of divination! Nasrudin insisted: - That which is inside this cloth has a yellow center like a yolk, surrounded by a clear liquid like egg white, which in turn is contained inside a shell which breaks very easily. It is a symbol of fertility, and reminds us of birds flying to their nests. So, who can tell me what is hidden here?

All the folk thought Nasrudin was holding an egg, but the answer was so obvious, no one wanted to embarrass themselves in front of everyone else. What if it wasn't an egg, but something more important, a product of the fertile Sufi mystic's imagination? A yellow center might suggest the sun, the surrounding liquid could be an alchemist's concoction. No, the madman was definitely trying to make someone look a fool.

Nasrudin asked twice more, and no one dared say something foolish. So he unwrapped the cloth and showed everyone the egg. - You all knew the answer - he said - And no one dared put it into words.

"Such are the lives of those who haven't the courage to risk: solutions are generously provided by God, but people always seek complicated explanations, and end up doing nothing."

An interesting tale
A short story it seems
Yet left my thoughts provoked till this day and age
We all need courage to pursue our dreams
Dreams give us hope
A wish for tomorrow
As sure as the sun will rise and set
Where can we find our inner strength?

SYMBOLS - a way of life. It represents who you are, why you are the way you are and where you should take your next path?

Ask yourself this day: What is my symbol and is it useful for me?

Sometimes a little courage and the right direction can go a long way
To happiness and what our hearts desire.