The Voice.

Once upon a time there was a boy who was very unhappy and discontent with his life.  He wandered around and asked many questions seeking happiness and peace.  He listened to so many words and followed many different paths, but alas, he still found himself back where he started, unhappy and sad.

No one seemed to be able to help him because they all pointed to different things or contradicted each other.  This confused the little boy very much so he decided to hide.

He hid from people, places and events in his life by ingesting things that made him feel good about himself and feel happy for the first time ever.  Wow, had he stumbled onto something?  This was a long lost feeling that he was longing for and deeply desired.  So, he ingested much of these things for many, MANY years and wandered.

When he wasn't ingesting these things, he felt horrible and thought horrible things about himself and those that were close to him.  He also didn't hear, see or feel the love and support that surrounded him and desperately was trying to get his attention.

The boy did this until he was exhausted and ready to give up when a little voice in his head started to tell him what to do.  This little voice scared him at first because he had never heard it before, but, hesitantly, he listened to what the voice told him because it FELT good and came from his HEART.  This was a very new experience for the boy and he found the more he listened to this voice coming from his heart, the better he felt and the better things became.

He started to feel happy for the first time just because he was alive.  He also found that the more he listened to this voice the louder and more persistent it got.  He also noticed things and experiences were improving and his life took on a new direction.

Some of the things this voice told him to do were not very popular with the people in his life.  Some people got mean, angry and hurt with the little boy, but he decided because he kept feeling better, that the voice was more correct than these people.  It was VERY hard for the little boy to do some of the things the voice told him to do, but he listened anyway.

So, he simply walked away from these people, experiences and situations and allowed them to be without any bad feelings.  It was very hard for the boy, but the voice promised him he would find peace and happiness.

He wept and was very sad for a long time.  But, even in this he found peace.  In this process of he noticed he was feeling lighter and lighter and was starting to find happiness in the littlest things.

The more the boy listened to the voice the better things got for him and the better he felt.  Pretty soon the little boy was laughing, giggling and having fun again, just like when he was a little boy oh so many years ago.  Life seemed to be wonderful again and every day was a new adventure.

The boy decided he should thank the voice and be grateful for it's wise words and guidance.  He also decided to tell his story to anyone who would listen because everyone has this voice in their heart.

And so it is...