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An Interesting Tolstory / 07.09.09, 10:55 AM
I found the following story interesting and thought-provoking in a book of short stories I am reading written by Tolstoy:
Once upon a time the archangel Gabriel heard the voice of God speaking from paradise, blessing someone. Gabriel said “Surely this is some important servant of my Lord, God the Father. He must be a great saint, or hermit, or wise man.”
The archangel went down to earth looking for the man, but he could not find him, neither on earth nor in heaven. Then he addressed God and said “Oh Lord, my God, please show me how to find the object of your love.”
God answered him, “Go to this villiage. And there, in a little temple, you will see a fire.”
The angel went down to the temple, and he found a man praying before an idol. Then he went back to God and said “Lord, how can you look with love upon this idol worshiper?”
God said “It is true that he does not understand me properly. Not one living is capable of understanding me as I am. The wisest of the whole human race are just as far from really understanding me as this man is. I look not at his mind, but at his heart. The heart of this man searches for me, and therefore he is close to me.”
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this is Jessica Cornwall… and i read this a while ago… and its been stuck in my head since then. I really like it. but why I am hear today is that I just realized you don’t have facebook anymore? and I don’t know if you have the same phone number anymore either…. this is going to make keeping in touch even harder for us. and! I don’t like that.
that is all :)
miss you! love you! hope to see you soon!
By princesssss / Aug 4, 11:25 PM / #
Jess! Whats your email??
By Andrew / Aug 11, 03:04 PM / #
imma01princess@gmail.com
i wish you were coming to this weddinggggg :(
By princessssss / Aug 14, 01:02 AM / #