“Are you sure?” the devil asks with an innocent smile unbecoming of him. “Yes, I am.” she says and signs the contract. The next few weeks are like a tornado in heaven. She wins the lottery, quits her dead-end job, meets and marries the most amazing man in the world and recovers from her long standing illness. Now she is on honeymoon and finally she believes in heaven!Suddenly the devil appears next to her:
“I’ve held up my end, now it’s your turn.”
“I thought you only get my soul when I die!”
“The contract did not stipulate when I get your soul...”
he wears a sinister smile with delightful ease
“…and I would like it now.”
Her eyes turn to glass as she fades away. When she opens her eyes she’s lying in her honeymoon bed. She stares at her husband. She feels nothing for him. Her soul is gone. She feels nothing at all. Everything she gained has no value to her now. Everything she traded for her soul means nothing without it.
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You can search throughout the world, but you will never find anything more valuable than what is already inside you. Be sure to give it the love and respect it deserves.
well, the best things in life are free. We are always looking for something more and we are in such hurry that we forget to enjoy the simplest thing that could make us happy.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the point to have all the money in the world if we don't have people to share it with?
great post!
how very profound. nice post to slide into the weekend with...
ReplyDeletei totally agree that the best things in life are for free.. i feel like no one really realizes how good they have something until they lose it.
ReplyDeleteAs you know I to am learning this...It may be the hard way but I am learning :)
ReplyDeleteWe need to treat who we are with love and respect. It is so easy to trade it for something we think will make us happy, only to discover later that we betrayed ourselves on such an intimate level. Brilliant post!
ReplyDeleteLove the conclusion of the article...it is true...so true :))
ReplyDeleteWow...very provacative sentiment
ReplyDeleteSo true Louis we are nothing without our soul .
ReplyDeleteIm reading an amazing book at the moment and its about our spirit and how to keep in touch with it its by Dr Wayne W Dyer
inspiration to our true calling .
A physical body was given by nature at birth somewhere exists the original divine spark and which Re-found will be his conscious spirit .
Just a small snippet from the book .
As im reading it Im writing all the things that inspire me in a note book .So I can go back to it and keep learning .
from sesga
Well... sometimes we do sell our souls to some "devils" without noticing and we only get to realize that when they come to collect the gainings on us.
ReplyDeleteAgain... you paint the human soul with such beautiful colors.
Love,
Love this post. Love your blog. I like what you have to say and how you say it!
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Linda
Hi such a wonderful post.
ReplyDeleteIt is so true we should treasure what we have.Things or riches are not the most important things, it's love for humanity.This a timely reminder given the current economic climate.
i know i've told you more than once how profound your words are -- this is a true gift, nourish it. :-)
ReplyDeletehugs to you,
Daaaammn!! You really are very good at this aren't you :)
ReplyDeleteDaaaammn!! You really are very good at this aren't you :) [2]
ReplyDeleteThat's true I have to agree. This short story is amazing... your words flow so easily and beautifully. It got me the shivers...
"You can search throughout the world, but you will never find anything more valuable than what is already inside you. Be sure to give it the love and respect it deserves." Perfect.
hmm good one and very true,,.. reminds me of the lesson that i have learnt in life..
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