Perfecting Your Journey
By Kirael / Rev. Fred Sterling
(A peek into their forthcoming book)
Many of you may have heard the story of the man who approached a
fisherman and begged a fish. The old man said to this beggar,
"Instead of giving you a fish and feeding you for one meal, I
would be willing to teach you how to fish and therefore,
allowing you to feed yourself for life." Share with me this
"Truth" as Kirael calls it, in how this old fable really took
place.
Kirael: Along a great river a huge tree had fallen
into the rushing waters. So large was this tree that a man could
easily walk onto it and fish for his meal. It came to pass that
one day a great sage had chosen this space to collect his ration
of food for the day.
After a long period of time, he
finally caught a fair sized fish and placed it carefully on the
log beside him. A passing man, his wife and two children saw
this and the man approached him, asking for the fish to feed his
hungry family. The old sage happily offered to teach the man how
to catch his own fish, but was quickly rebuked. For the young
man informed the sage that he was not interested in learning a
craft, but he simply wanted to eat.
The old sage stood
fast in his resolution and sent the man on his way. He soon
after caught another mid-sized fish. The young man hurried back
onto the log and again asked the sage to relinquish just one of
the fish, for now the sage had more than enough.
The old
man, now perplexed, began to wonder if it would not make sense
to give this young man a fish, for, in fact, he did have more
than enough. As he contemplated this dilemma, a great light
appeared at the end of the fallen tree.
The light spoke
to him in such calm and beauty, that the older man was
immediately convinced, that he was in the presence of a great
and wondrous teacher, who had come to share a gift for all
humankind.
The light spoke, "Old sage, allow me to
express a thought, that if followed, will change your life for
all time to come. First, take from your pocket the sharpening
file you carry with you, and as we speak, sharpen the hook you
have tied to your line. Sharpen this hook like no other in the
world. Make it so sharp that when the fish takes it into its
mouth it will feel no pain. Then when you are ready, pray with
me the following. 'I call on the Creator to help me search out
the oldest fish in the river that is ready to leave this
dimension, and guide it to my line. For I have sharpened my hook
so well, that it will feel no pain, and together we will fulfill
our journey.' With this, the sage cast his newly sharpened hook
into the water and within seconds he pulled unto the log a great
fish.
Before he could begin to celebrate, the light
spoke again. 'If one were to look on the shore, he might find
string of lighter weight. Thereby, allowing the sharpened hook
to fly further into the depths of the water, allowing for
greater chance for an older and larger fish to cooperate in this
journey. Following this advice, the old sage was again rewarded
by the landing of a fish of such size, he had never seen.
Thinking this was as good as it might get, the sage was again
brought to focus by this great light. And this time, it was
suggested that each time he threw his line into the water, as he
released the line, he let his wrist extend to the fullest,
thereby, allowing the flow of the hook to reach dominion never
reached before.
Soon, the accumulation of fish was so
vast that even the sage had become proud. He again, became aware
of the young man, thinking that surely he would be begging for
food again. However, as he focused his attention on him, to his
surprise, the young man was now skillfully sharpening his own
hook.
The moral, my friends, is do not try to teach
another man something he must know on some level. Instead, go
about sharpening your own hook. For perfecting the art you know,
will enhance humankind. Become so clear on your journey, that as
opposed to being the teacher, you remain the consummate learner.
For in so doing, all those around you, will want to share this
learning and will watch as you perfect this journey you call
"life".
Concentrate solely on sharpening your own hook so
well, that those needing light on their path, will enter your
light, in that they may follow a leader, as opposed to one who
speaks with a loud voice and little knowledge.
About The Author
rev. Fred Sterling / Kirael 's first book, "The Great Shift" has
been available only a short time and and the second is already
in production. Although it will not become available to the
general public until early 1999, Fred shares these few pages
from it's introduction. Fred Sterling, Honolulu Church of Light
575-A Cooke Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Telephone:
808-591-1113
Mission Statement: To prepare for the Shift in
consciousness by loving all, beginning with sharing and healing
ourselves.