Once Was A Boy...
lived right in the centre of the Known Universe. In his heart he knew that something very special was waiting for him "out there"… He felt a strong desire to explore Everything and Anything!
His Everyday Life itself would seem an Adventure to most of us anyway:
Having the ability to create by Pure Intention, the boy often sat for hours creating Universes. This amused him a great deal: Out of Seemingly Nowhere, he would blow a Bubble and hold it gently between his hands. Then by adding some more Intention, he'd fill the Bubble with all sorts of stuff: Stars, Planets, Peoples, Creatures, Plants, Small Things, Large Things … the Lot.
As the space in the Bubble began to fill up, the Bubble itself expanded. And whenever the Next Universe was perfectly ready, he'd congratulate it and send it off to grow on its own in the vastness of the Physical Dimension.
He'd made many Universes like this. Sometimes with a theme going on: like Elves Only or Adventurous Beings … or Mostly Flying Creatures on planets far from each other. During a certain period, he created by colors only. If you ever get to those parts of the Cosmonian Sphere, you'll pass the Blue, the Purple, the Yellow and the Pink Universes!
When he wasn't creating Universes or researching for input and ideas, he'd be exploring one part of the Physical Realm in particular: The small and to many others totally insignificant region of The Milky Way in who's far corner you'd find an even smaller and supposedly more insignificant planet called The Areth.
… No wait… The Eathr? The Thear? …. Ah, The Earth! Sorry about that, I don't often mention these weird little places …
Anyway, this boy was particularly fond of The Earth. He found it to have Inspirational Features like no other place anywhere. Two things, he found interesting were the concepts of Work and Time, both very highly considered on the planet. Everything evolved around working: Children’s Sole Purpose was to grow up to become Something Important in their working life.
And the concept of time was crucial to humans - even though time itself was a nonexisting illusion! How do you create an entire walk of life around something that isn't even there???
To him, time didn’t exist … and work? Nah, Fun was a more accurate name for his doings! He was puzzled and amused at the same time. And he felt an urge to study these humans more closely.
*
In every aspect of his life, he was accompanied by his friend, the Purple Dragon. This was a creature, he so deeply admired for his Everlasting Ability to encourage growth from a point of Beingness. The two of them spent many hours exploring the Known Universe.
One day the two friends actually made it to the end of The Universe.
Suddenly, The Universe simply stopped. And beyond was nothing. Well, Nothing wasn't even there…
The boy and his dragon stopped too… what is this? Tricks? A test? They were bewildered as they'd never seen this before, and at the same time they simultaneously felt their heartbeats stronger, as when adventure was nearby…
They stood still for several moments, adapting to the awkward experience of looking into The Indescribable Absence And Beingness of Nothingness – or whatever you might want to call it…
As their Beings calibrated the experience, a Movement was set in motion… An Awareness was growing...
Suddenly, as if a finely woven veil was removed, the End of the Universe opened and revealed a large Beyond.
The boy witnessed this amazing sight - holding on to his dragon so tight that it made his fingers go all white.
"Wow!" … The friends were utterly startled! This was the most exciting thing they'd ever experienced!...
The Place of Origin?
As they both looked at the Revelation of the Beyond, the boy heard a voice from afar:
"You're now leaving the Known World, laddy, and you're standing on the borders of Beyond. In there is Nothing … And at the same time, Everything is there. It holds the Infinite Possibilities for what has always been and what is yet to come.
Still, its primary characteristic is Nothingness. You will find no answers and no solutions in there. So if you're seeking that, Your Quest will be in vain. Why? You ask. Because in the Realm of Beyond there are neither things to be solved nor solutions to be found.
There is only Awareness, and Awareness knows that there's nothing to know! Therefore, if you choose to move forward and enter The Beyond, you shall both dissolve and yet neither you nor your friend will lose your sense of uniqueness.
Why would you go there, then? Well, most Beings won't. When presented with the possibility, they ask the question of why and decide to choose the Known adventure over the Unknown Adventure.”
The vast voice faded.
In the boy's mind there was no hesitation whatsoever! He knew for sure that this was something way too interesting to remotely waste second thoughts on. Somewhere deep within this resonated with him more than anything had ever done before. And he knew that his future was closely connected to this Place... or Notplace.
The vast voice had clearly read his mind because it began asking questions….
“Can you live with the fact that you shall never, ever again be acknowledged for any Doings in the Physical Life?
Can you accept that never again shall anybody recognize a job well done from your hands?
Will it be okey with you that from now on nobody will know your name or your presence and you shall forever live in oblivion from the rest of the Physical Realm?
Nobody will ever again take your hand in comfort and support you through tough times. Can you live with that?”
"HA!"
That was a trick question, the boy knew! Because if he had got it right, in the Beyond you would actually never feel alone, never need comfort or support and never experience tough times!!!
On the other hand you would be granted an opportunity to be It All.
*
The old man recalled the incident. It felt like ages ago. And well, to some extend it was. And yet it wasn't. Had he ever really understood what was going on? Well no, and the answer to that was somewhat obvious: No matter how evolved his Human Race had become, it had not been able to enhance the mechanisms of the mind to be able to grasp the Real Mysteries of Existence. These Mysteries were still mindblowing! He was amused by his unintended joke on the mind's behalf. What's next, then? He mumbled to himself as he dozed off in His Most Comfortable Chair. Is there a Next at all? ZZZzzzzz…..
*
In this Realm of Timelessness, Nothingness and Everythingness, the boy experienced how he and his dragon became one in the Totality of The Beyond. They were no longer separated by their two different bodies, nor separated by the lack of ability to speak or fly.
Whenever the boy thought of opening his mouth, he’d feel as if blowing fire. And when in his mind stretching his arms, he felt himself flying high Anywhere and Everywhere at the same time. He could do anything that he imagined. It felt so real. It was real. Only it was never visible, and he could never touch it. The experiences were forever linked to the non-physical state of this Enhanced Beingness.
And he loved it! It was as if Important and Timeless Knowledge and Knowing poured constantly into his Personal Sphere. As if he was experiencing The Beginning of Life over and over again. Every single second being Sublime and Crisp Awareness!! He was somehow sure that it would have been too hard to handle for An Ordinary Physical Body. This information stored itself in The Back of His Mind, too.
*
The boy had no idea as to how long he and his dragon had spent in the Beyond. Since neither of them had any physical expression, it was impossible for him to tell whether they had aged or not. Out of curiosity…. What happened to My Body and My Ego? What happened to My Emotional System? Where did they go when we entered The Beyond? How come I only remember some things and how come I remember stuff that I have definitely never known of? How long have we been here, you reckon? How do I feel?
Why am I even asking myself these questions? He continued. From within, where ever that was these days, he knew that a change was about to occur. Something was calling him.
“It is time!” a voice said.
Time? Time? But there is no time here!
“You know what I mean!" The voice continued.
*
How odd! The boy found that questions began appearing in his mind again. For long he'd had nothing to ask about! And now all of sudden the questions came marching back into his awareness like little ants walking patiently in line, working.
ANTS! He'd completely forgotten how much fun these tiny black guys were! He recalled how he used to visit The Earth, where he'd come across several different kinds of ants: Small, Black, Semi Large, Red, Brown, Aggressive and even Annoying Ones.
What they all had in common was the fact that they were hardworking and always busy. Without thinking one bit about anything. If you put a blockage on their path, they'd just crawl over it. If the blockage was too big or slippery, they'd make a detour all the way around your intended obstacle! Never nagging or worrying. Never spending precious time complaining about something, they couldn't do anything about anyway. If you - or the rain of course - demolished their home, they'd build it again!
Never asking questions, never worrying or getting upset that things were working against them. Never nothing… just work. And getting the job done. Hm… never imagining that life was anything other than this. Never experiencing The Bigger Picture.
Poor ants, he then thought, you don't know what your missing out on. But then again… not knowing things to be different was just Wonderful Oblivion, no? Maybe being ants would have been better for the humans, he thought.
What?? If it had been possible for him to be struck by Lightning … this would have been it! … From the consciousness far far away, he suddenly saw the vastness of the Universe. He travelled fast in his Memory, to the Milky Way, to the Solar System, gazing once again at the beautiful beautiful Earth.
"I had completely forgotten this Amazing Sight" he revealed to himself; being in awe.
And spotting all the small dots moving about on the surface of the Earth, he saw how the metaphore had become real in his absence. Humans had become ants! They worked hard without using their actual capacity to realize that the Hard Work itself was not - NOT - The Goal of Life!!
Clarity overwhelmed him.
“I have to go back!” He said out loud. Both with determination and at the same time wonder. He hadn't thought of "back" for ages. Not giving it any attention whatsoever, while he'd had so much fun playing with the Infinity of Beyond.
*
Just as the Thought of Going Back occurred in his mind he was back. Back on the planet Earth in the familiar surroundings that he knew as home. He looked down at himself recognizing the clothes that he had put on this very morning…. He rushed to the mirror to curiously check his face for signs of his Long Absence… there weren't any!
“Oh, there you are!” He heard his mother’s voice. “I've been looking for you for ages! Where were you?” And without expecting an answer she continued: “Dinner is ready; go wash your hands, dear ...”
*
The old man made a hearable sigh… if only I was young again!! And then he smiled at his own remark, knowing that His Human Life as an Antropologist was and had been exactly as magnificent and adventurous as he ever could have dreamed of… He leaned back in his Most Comfortable Chair, ready for Another Nap. As he dozed off, Celestial Quantums began forming words in The Old Man's Sphere: Once was a boy …
The Tale Holder: Santari Green, United Kingdom
I've known Santari some years now. We've worked in the realm of The Visionary Network, bringing New Ideas and Perceptual Patterns present to adapt as the New Normal.
He's always inspired me to go further in my perception on things and he've become an important piece of my puzzle with his views on how Life's working through us, for instance in his segment Sourcing Physicality.
He does teleclasses and coachings on how to be The Exuisite You in his segment the Art of Exquisitising Life and you can read more about him at www.santarigreen.com.
This tale got quite long, which only made me giggle since it so Santari-ish!
He's always inspired me to go further in my perception on things and he've become an important piece of my puzzle with his views on how Life's working through us, for instance in his segment Sourcing Physicality.
He does teleclasses and coachings on how to be The Exuisite You in his segment the Art of Exquisitising Life and you can read more about him at www.santarigreen.com.
This tale got quite long, which only made me giggle since it so Santari-ish!