Spring. It comes every year about this time, (in the Northern hemisphere at least) and with it come the birds, new green shoots and flowers!
So what does spring have to do with manifestation you might ask. Well, let's delve in a little deeper and see what we can unearth shall we? And to that end, a story is in order.
Once upon a time there was an old man who had no friends. He was very sad because of his lack and often wished that he had even one friend to talk with. One day, while walking in the forest, he came upon a strange beggar sitting under a tree. Frightened, he asked, “What are you doing here?” To which the beggar replied, “I am waiting for my friends.”
Now this mystified the old man because no one except him ever set foot in the forest. So he said, “You are mistaken. There is never anyone here but myself and a few woodland creatures.” Not even looking up from where he was intently gazing at the ground the beggar replied, “My friends live underground and will be here soon.” This frightened the old man even more and just as he was turning the beggar, with a piercing glance, suddenly said, “You have no friends. Do you old man?” Startled and confused the old man staggered back and blurted out, “You are right. But how do you know this?” Completely ignoring the old man's reply, the beggar thrust out his hand and there the old man saw clutched, two small bulbs covered with dry parchment-like skin and having a few roots springing from the bottom. “What are you up to you crazy beggar!” quavered the old man, resisting an urge to flee. Again ignoring the reply the beggar rose quickly to his feet and pushed the bulbs into the old mans uncomprehending hand. Then he said, “Go home. Plant these in a sunny spot. Water them. And in one year you too shall have friends.” and with that he turned and disappeared silently into the forest.
The old man was now quite frightened and vowing to never again add brandy to his tea in the morning, fled back to his hut on the edge of the forest.
Later, when he was idly going through the pocket of his coat, he found the two bulbs and remembering the crazy old beggar in the forest, thought. “Why not? What have I got to lose?” So he did as the beggar ordered and planted the bulbs carefully in a sunny spot, watered them and then forgot all about them.
One year later, as the old man came home from his morning walk, he suddenly noticed something amazing! There in his yard were two beautiful daffodils! They weren't very tall but they were tremblingly beautiful in the spring sunshine. One was palest white with an orange center and it smelled heavenly as it swayed in the breeze. The other was the most amazing golden yellow the old man had ever seen and stood proud and erect in the green of his lawn.
Thinking back to that day in the forest, the old man began to smile and as he smiled he understood the beggar's strange behaviour. For, as he had predicted, the flowers (mans oldest friends) had indeed been dormant under the soil and only now had erupted up to greet the spring and the old man.
A tear of joy rolled down the old man's wrinkled cheek as he knelt down and gazed at his new friends the daffodils and he vowed never again to feel sorry for himself and to plant seeds of friendship where ever he went.
To this day they say there is an old beggar man who gives daffodils to strangers in the woods and that he smiles and calls them “friend” when he does.
From the Compact Oxford English Dictionary: manifestation (noun) a sign or embodiment of something. the materialization of god or spirit.
Manifestation comes from nature.
It is part of Universal law.
It can not be rushed.
It cannot be slowed.
Sometimes we see the results of our efforts to attract that which we desire in mere moments, while at other times it may seem we may never reach our goals. Though, if we look closer, we find that by stating clearly the goal in the first place, we then manifest other goals that in the end serve our higher purpose more closely than the first goal ever would have. Such is the miracle of manifestation and spring, which like bulbs planted in the past, now bears beauty and perfection in the present.
Sasha LeBaron is the author of two books and many articles on the specific techniques and tools of finding your perfect life partner. He lives on the gulf islands of BC, Canada with his perfect life partner and a large fluffy cat. Learn how you can find YOUR perfect life partner in as little as ten minutes per day at http://www.FindYourPerfectLifePartner.com/
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