Will Follow on Hinds Feet
Sometimes the Shepherd and Much-Afraid walked over patches of thousands of tiny little pink or mauve blossoms, each minutely small and yet all together forming a brilliant carpet, far richer than any seen in a king's palace.
Once the shepherd stooped and touched the flowers gently with his fingers, then said to Much-Afraid with a smile, "Humble yourself, and you will find that Love is spreading a carpet of flowers beneath your feet. The little wild flowers have a wonderful lesson to teach. They offer themselves so sweetly and confidently and willingly, EVEN if it seems that there is no one to appreciate them. Just as though they sang a joyous little song to themselves , that is so happy to love, even though one is not loved in return! I must tell you a truth, Much-Afraid, which few understand . All the fairest beauties in the human soul, its greatest victories , and its most splendid achievements are always those which no one else knows anything about, or can only dimly guess at. Every inner response of the human heart to Love and every conquest over self-love is a new flower on the tree of love."
Such encouragement only comes from you!
Once the shepherd stooped and touched the flowers gently with his fingers, then said to Much-Afraid with a smile, "Humble yourself, and you will find that Love is spreading a carpet of flowers beneath your feet. The little wild flowers have a wonderful lesson to teach. They offer themselves so sweetly and confidently and willingly, EVEN if it seems that there is no one to appreciate them. Just as though they sang a joyous little song to themselves , that is so happy to love, even though one is not loved in return! I must tell you a truth, Much-Afraid, which few understand . All the fairest beauties in the human soul, its greatest victories , and its most splendid achievements are always those which no one else knows anything about, or can only dimly guess at. Every inner response of the human heart to Love and every conquest over self-love is a new flower on the tree of love."
Such encouragement only comes from you!
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