Love and Light

The Real Estate Swami wants to wish each of you a happy holiday season.  Here is a short parable to keep in mind during the joyous times.

The holiday season brings much joy and sadness to the world.  The swami tells of a man who had lost his wife, Emma.  She had been his companion for many years.  The holiday season had always been difficult on Emma.  Her parents had often bickered.  Her alcoholic father and stern mother struggled each Christmas and could never put aside their differences in the season of light and joy.

Emma carried her parents’ burden during the holiday season.  She could not experience true joy from the spirit of love and giving to her children, friends or family.  The gloom of past Christmases hung too heavy on her spirit to let her feel love.

Now that Emma was gone, the man still relived his lovely wife’s pain of the holidays. He fervently wished that no misery had ever been a part of his Emma’s life. 

As he sat slowly dissolving into his wife’s sadness, an old friend came by and sat next to the man.  His friend sensed his pain and spoke.

“Does not the pain of others alone give us insight into the depths of our own lives?” said the friend.  “In our moment of anguish, gates barred forever seem to open and let in a flood of light.”

The man reflected on his friend’s words.  The pain of Emma was a sign to him that his life must not be one of despair.  That his gift to her was to absorb her pain and send out love and light to the world.

May you absorb the pain of others during the holiday season and send out love and light.  Happy holidays.