“144th story”
First published; May.28.2020
Elam was at a family gathering. She was bored a little and reached for the magazine on the coffee table and opened it.
An exciting question drew her attention. Elam read the matter quietly. One of the family members asked her: “Read it louder.”
Elam said: “It is an interesting question. It says ‘What is better than everything?’.”
The father of the family said: “Money.”
The new bride said: “Love.”
The new groom said: “Mate.”
The schoolboy said: “Education.”
The father said again, “Money? Coin? Gold?”
Elam smiled and said to the father: “Can’t be those!”
The father said: “Okay then, wealth? Power?”
Elam sighed.
The grandmother said: “life.”
Sia, who recently graduated from the university said: “Job?”
The uncle said: “Loan?”
The mother said: “Time?”
Another said: “Humanity?”
Elam smiled sadly thinking: “Everybody’s life is different. All of their answers could be correct. Looking into their lives, everyone has reasons to answer differently. A poor barefoot boy may say shoes, a farmer might say snow and a mute person would say talk. The deaf would say voice, and the blind would say light.”
But why none of them said: “GOD.” Elam thought.
What would your answer be?
“nothing”
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Reblogged this on Blue Dragon Journal.
Thank you dear.
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My answer is definitely God because it’s only God who can help us reach everything that’s best for you.
Love you.
How is god better than everything if he is almighty yet does nothing to stop the sufferings around?
I undrestand dear. Yes sometimes this big question bothers me too.
Lemme know if u find some answers 😀
Stay safe!
I think my first uestion when I die would be this, LOL.
I agree it is God. Without Him there is no love or joy or peace. No patience, kindness, gentleness or self-control. No hope!
Thanks for replying dear.
“But I thought why none of them said: “GOD.” Because men has forsaken their Savior and choose Satan over His love instead. That’s why they didn’t say the answer only a remnant of us will. <3 Very true and thought provoking story for all at this time. God bless and keep you safe!
Thanks so much for your beautiful reply. Have a nice weekend.
You’re most welcome all glory to God! You to love!!
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Beautiful read
Thank you dear.
My absolute pleasure
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Sabr and tawakkul
Both words I undrestood it’s exactly the same in Farsi. True, thank you.
Definitely God because, as Creator, God is the source of everything we need; to get through anything. Thank you for your stories. 🙂
Thanks dear Kathy, appreciate your share of opinion.❤️
Mother Earth. Without her, we would cease to exist.
Great point, also true. Thanks Rosaliene.💕🌸
I don’t think it’s god. In my mind, what is better than everything is imagination. When sad or disappointed in reality, we can escape for some joy. When inspired, imagination creates. It gives us room to breathe when we’re feeling oppressed, and awe when it’s lacking in reality. So yeah, it’s not god.
It was a beautiful thought dear. Thanks so much for sharing your comment. Have a great weekend.❤️
You too, Laleh! <3
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Having faith and practicing it every day.
Beautifully said azizam. Thanks so much for commenting.❤️
I’m gonna go with the answer of the grandmother. Life.
That’s nice, appreciate for your reply means a lot.🌺🌸
Knowing thy self 😊Great story dear Laleh 💖
PS: I thought the student might mean holidays 😉😂
😂😂😂 probably he was a good one. Appreciate your comment dear. Have a nice weekend.🙏🌺
Nice story ma’am. My answer is too the Supreme power or God
Thanks sweetheart for your reply, God bless you.❤️🌺
Thanks for sharing dear.🌺
I don’t think it’s god. I don’t think it is patience, as patience is concentrated and focused strength in the Silence of stillness, a dense though open singularity seed of infinity, though not more than everything… patience is potential, though that said, carries a non-existent quality.
I feel the fluid fluency of ImaginAction is more than everything, actionable imagination in ImaginAction as it takes death as the mother of memory to flow in and nourish future dreams in the Soul Garden of the perpetual present.
You see, I literally lost my creativity, and my imagination shortly followed suit 4 years ago. Both desiccated, died on the vine to slip back into some infinitely far place inside. It’s intense 3-year long trauma that did that. It’s is a common occurrence. PTSD literally scars one over like a psychic burn victim. I came to my senses one day, and left. After I exited the situation, it didn’t sit right with me at all that me, an Architect, Painter, Tarot Reader & Author, Astrologer, Poet, Writer, etc etc was no longer creative, no longer had an imagination or access to it. Problem-solving never left, though in the context of MIA creativity and imagination, that’s just permutations like Tetris, and finite
As I am want to do, I took the long way home so to speak. I discovered Brainspotting therapy, and for 3 years went bi-weekly/monthly. 18 months out from that, now, I’m certainly back, and I consider my creativity and imagination to be even stronger now, as boundaries were also developed so I could inflate to pressurize myself to look just like me.
So, it’s imagination, and ImaginAction to me that is more than everything. Imagination commands my inner and outer infinities with fluid fluency without being vague or nebulous. A bit Neptunian, yes, though not nebulous.
So, it’s imagination and ImaginAction. They are certainly my “more than everything.”
Wow what a journey and experience you’ve been through. Thanks so much for sharing it dear. That was a great choice in terms of what you went through indeed.🙏🌺🌹
🙂 Thank you, Laleh. I’m pleased that I stepped in and up to take the long way home. Now, the African Proverb fits to a ‘T’: “Trees with strong roots needn’t fear torrential storms”; “Storms make oak trees take deeper roots”; and my own fave from one of my books… Forgetting is for getting. Makes more room for the good stuff. 🙂
I’m thoroughly pleased to have found your work.
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Same to you dear friend, love your blog too.💕
Thank you, Laleh! That’s a high accolade I thoroughly appreciate. 💕
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What an awesome post. The words and the images work so well together and what a story too! Everyone will have their own opinion and answer to this question which is fine but for me the answer is God! Thanks for stopping by my blog site Laleh and congratulations on publishing your book – it looks amazing! Blessings! 😃🙏💛
Thanks a million dear for your friendship, I followed you too. Appreciate your kind words.🌸🙏
Your welcome Laleh and keep up the excellent work your doing here on your blog. Thanks also for following too! Blessings 😊🙏
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Thank you for sharing!.. an open mind and heart…. 🙂
Thanks for reading dear. Have a great Sunday.🌺
As always, a wise and thought tale. Stay safe and well, Laleh. <3
Thanks Anna you’re a sweetheart.❤️
A very profound parable, thank you for sharing. My answer? Being of service to others and to Mother Earth. Although, I would be the first to say that I do not have the answers.
Thanks dear David, that’s a great answer. Both are the main thing I believe too. Have a great week.🌺
I’ll take “Happiness.” Being satisfied with a lifetime.
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A beautiful choice dear Loujen. Have a nice day.
La mia sarebbe PACE!
Peace is beautiful indeed. Thanks dear.
Another thought-provoking blog post, Laleh. I don’t t think there is a wrong answer among all of them. I’m torn between several of them, but today I think my answer is God.
Thanks Janet, and I agree with you. Appreciate it.💕
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
GOD SAYS HE IS—IN HIS BIBLE! I WONDER WHY NO ONE, OTHER THAN THE STORY TELLER?
Thanks Jonathan dear.🌺
Laleh, your stories of wisdom brighten and enlighten us all ! <3
That’s so sweet of you.🙏🌺
And very much the truth, friend.
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In my opinion knowledge is better than everything. Knowledge is power. Knowledge brings success, awareness, money, reputation.
Yes, Knowledge is more important. Thank you.🙏🌸
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