A Parable For The Heart…

A couple of nights ago I had the luxury to sit uninterrupted and read my book Reconnective Healing by Dr. Eric Pearl. I had just finished the section of the book where he tells an abridged version of Lee Carroll’s The Parable Wo and the Suitcase from his channeled Kyron writings. If you have never read this parable I strongly urge you to do so. Its message is so simple and beautiful.

That same evening my little whippersnapper asked for me to tell him a story rather than read him one from a book. Generally speaking I don’t think of myself as a storyteller, but I know how exciting it is for him to hear me tell him a magical tale. As I couldn’t think of anything, I decided to tell him a kiddy version of Wo and the Suitcase. To my delight he loved it and has repeatedly asked for me to tell him it. So this is our version of Wo and the Suitcase:

Once upon a time there was a little being named Wo. He was neither a boy nor a girl, but for the sake of the story I will refer to Wo in the masculine. Wo was getting ready to embark on a very long adventure and needed to pack his suitcase.

But Wo was not very good at packing. He wasn’t very organized and had no idea what to pack. So Wo went to his wardrobe, opened his suitcase and emptied his ENTIRE wardrobe into his suitcase. He packed everything! Wo had bovver boots, skirts, trousers, sunhats – the whole lot in his suitcase. And Wo’s suitcase was bulging! As he tried zipping his bag up he had bits of underwear and socks poking out. In the end he managed to zip his suitcase up.

Then Wo thought he would need to take some books for the journey. But once again Wo couldn’t decide which ones to pack. So Wo went to his bookcase with another suitcase and emptied his entire bookcase into his suitcase. Once again Wo’s suitcase was bulging! He had packed every book imaginable – recipe books, car books, how-to books. As Wo tried to zip his suitcase up, he had book corners bulging out the sides, but in the end he managed to close his bag.

Wo looked at his two very large heavy suitcases and realized he still needed to pack some food for his journey. Wo got out a third suitcase and went into his kitchen. He opened his refrigerator and couldn’t decide what to pack, so emptied his entire refrigerator into his suitcase. And as if that weren’t enough, he emptied his cupboard into his bag, too. Once again Wo’s suitcase was bulging. When he tried zipping his bag up he had cucumbers and apples rolling out of his suitcase, but in the end he was able to tightly fasten the bag.

Suddenly, Wo realized he hadn’t packed any toys, games or puzzles for his journey. Wo got a fourth suitcase and went to his toy box. As he stared at all of his gleaming toys, he realized once again he didn’t know what to pack. He said a little prayer and then began tipping all of his toys, games and puzzles into his suitcase. For a fourth time his bag was bulging. As he tried zipping up his suitcase he had cars roaring out and puzzle pieces dropping out, but in the end he managed to close his bag.

Wo stood up and looked at the sight of his four bulging heavy suitcases, when who should appear but the Angel of Packing. She was a glorious looking angel with long locks, a shimmery gown and big, colourful wings.

Wo greeted the Angel of Packing with such relief. The Angel saw all of Wo’s bulging bags and asked how she could help him. Wo said “Oh Angel of Packing I am going on an adventure and I had no idea what to pack. So I packed everything. I want to make sure I am prepared for whatever comes my way.” The Angel of Packing looked lovingly at Wo and replied “Yes, I see you have made sure that you’ll never be unprepared. But Wo do you know you don’t actually need any of those things in your suitcases? You see everything you will EVER need is right there in your heart. You will always be provided for. Just look into your heart.”

Wo thought deeply about this and understood. He thanked the Angel of Packing and said goodbye to her. Then Wo left for his adventure with only himself, leaving all of his suitcases behind knowing everything was already within his heart.

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