The Distant Lighthouse

This enchanting tale is actually the format for the journey many souls awaken to in a lifetime. The framework of this story is using the idea of alighthouse that is set upon a rock in the middle of the ocean. It’s job or duty is simply to ’Be What It Is’ and share Its beam of Light into the darkness. In so doing the boats that sail into this region will be saved from a catastrophe by running into submerged rocks as they are shown The Way to home and harbor. As humans born into this worldliness or ocean of samsara we begin our journey as beautiful, pure beings finding ourselves, at times, falling victim to various states of mind and feelings...losing our way. We disconnect from a true sense of value, worth, meaning or purpose from what we are and why we are here in this lifetime. Lighthouse started its journey as a beautiful, purposeful lighthouse but over time became bored, sad, fearful and self-pitying by not ’remembering’ the ultimate reason for its life and purpose. As in many stories we always love the ’hero’ walking into the moment and rescuing the ’fallen angel’, so to speak. In our lives when we come up to the end of our human understanding looking for solutions everywhere outside we finally give up, let go and/or surrender.Here in our story when Lighthouse fell asleep andhas an amazingly beautiful experience of light, music,love and freedom something heralds the comingmoment of true realization.Shortly after this ’dream or vision’ Lighthouse recallsthe fact that there had been a Presence right here onthis rock. And It had promised Lighthouse that if Itwould simply ’remember’ Its Name that at anytimeLighthouse needed anything It would be fully present.Its Name was key to bringing anything necessary forLighthouse...all Light-keeper said It needed to do wasto: 'Call Me and I will be there!' In otherwords...remember Me!So we come to the ending of this wonderfulsharing. We find a joy-filled Lighthouse..grateful,happy, content and fulfilled. It now knows that It wasdefinitely in Its right place all the time expressing ItsDivine Purpose. It had always been meant to simplybeam Its bright Light of Love and Service out into thisvast darkness finding once again the true joy of living.An added note: Readers will figure out that the tale isa metaphor for our lives as we tend to lose sight of thevalue and meaning of our existence. The storydemonstrates that each of us has a reason for beinghere. But when we come up against obstaclesoftentimes we succumb to the challenges forgettingthat there is a strength, power and light within all. Andas we awaken to that fact we rediscover ourselvesonce again being ’on purpose’ and experiencing thetrue joy of living.