059 - The Flame
The Landscape:
A beach filled with trees, eucalyptus, and palm trees.
There, the Sun nestles within the Sea,
and the salt brings flavors from afar.
Two Voices are heard over the waves, on a beach.
Body:
- My Soul, do I see from here what you see?
Soul:
- I see more.
I see people standing still by the Sea.
Body:
- I don’t understand what you mean; the people are moving.
Soul:
- My Body, I am not speaking of physical humans,
but of the Trees.
Those that carry a piece of their Life to us.
I see these Trees turning into Books.
And within them,
they will carry the ink of certain Souls of Humanity.
- An offering for all of Humanity.
I See, too, the Worlds that were bridged by their Pages.
Body:
- The ordinary people... do you not see them?
Soul:
- I see the bodies of People trying to find warmth.
But they are searching in the wrong places...
You, my Body, what do you see?
Body:
- I see ordinary people of flesh and bone,
in and out of the Sea.
One moment they try to cool their bodies in the Water,
and the next, to warm them in the Sun.
Soul:
- Do they succeed?
Body:
- Probably not.
Because they keep moving in and out constantly.
Soul:
- Do they enjoy it?
Is it that they are unbalanced (unstable)?
Body:
- No. I would rather characterize them
as unharmonious (discordant).
Body:
- You, my Soul,
can you stand the heat?
Soul:
— Yes, I love to be aflame, set on fire by the glowing Infinity.
Body:
- What is that?
Soul:
- I'll explain it to you another time.
Body:
- Can you endure the cold?
Soul:
- Yes, I can endure it, but I do not desire it.
Body:
- Which cold is the one that disturbs you the most?
Soul:
— The cold Hearts of People.
Body:
- Do you think that when they go out to the beach, they manage to get warm under the Sun? Is that how they achieve it?
Soul:
- No, my Body, it doesn't happen that way.
Body:
- How does it happen then, my Soul?
Soul:
- People must start sharing.
Body:
- Sharing what?
Soul:
- What else? Each one their Loneliness.
That is how they will come closer.
They will find themselves Beside one another,
and some will begin to be Together.
Body:
- And where is the right place for this to happen?
Soul:
- Within our Hearts.
When we share our Loneliness,
when we open our Hearts to Others
that is where the true warmth is found.
To grow warm,
Human Hearts must come Close to one another.
That is how they will form Relationships.
If these endure through Time, they will become Bonds.
Otherwise, they will remain mere Contacts,
Strangers among Strangers.
Body:
— Is it possible for it to happen this way?
Soul:
— Yes, simply by sharing our Loneliness, by offering it to Others.
Body:
— My Soul, thank you for what you share with me.
Soul:
— I thank you, my Body,
because you have the willingness to Communicate with me.
The Aftermath:
This Dialogue was heard by the People on that beach,
and they began to share everything with one another.
They shared Laughter, Tears, Stories, and Silences.
Every time someone shares,
their Heart becomes a little warmer
and their life a little brighter.
The Soul and the Body
saw the Transformation and smiled.
They know that true warmth is not found in the fire of the Sun,
but in the flame that exists within us.
The flame of Love and Solidarity.
- My Soul!
- With whom do you share your Loneliness?
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