Leap of Faith - A Spiritual Fairy tale

ONCE UPON A TIME there was a man called Christian. Christian was a wonderful
man with an amazing golden light inside him. He couldn't see that golden
light, but he knew that he was here to find it. He knew that once he found
it, it contained all the secrets he needed to know about who he really was,
and why he was really here. It contained the key that would unlock the door
to all that his heart desired, and all that his soul dreamed of.

With a yearning to find this golden light, Christian set upon a path to
search for it. He came across many big scary monsters and dark forests, but
still he kept going. He came across many wonderful people and experiences
and it reminded him of his light, so it only made him want to find it even
more.

One day a beautiful princess came into his life. He knew her from a time
long ago. Something about her reminded him of his light and he was
intrigued. "Who is this person and why is she here?" he asked himself. So he
decided to explore their connection. They laughed and played and talked for
many, many hours. Together they dreamed about a new reality they felt they
were here to create. The princess told him the way to it was just over the
hill! Christian's inner knowing knew that to be true, so with much
excitement he ran with her through the fields toward the hill. Just before
they got there he said, "I just have to take a side-trip, it is important
for me to do that." So she said, "Okay, I'll meet you over there!" Christian
took the side-trip, and he experienced many things. He had visions of his
deepest fears and highest dreams. His greatest fear was that his amazing
dreams would not come to pass, were an illusion, or would leave once he
received them.

He returned from the side trip with a heavy heart. What if it was all an
illusion? What if the great dream doesn't exist? He questioned himself,
"What if I leave this side of the hill and trek up there, and get to the
other side, and there is nothing?? Or worse, what if there is the most
glorious kingdom in all the world, and my princess is waiting for me, but
then she decides she wants to be in another kingdom with another king? What
if? What if? What if? What should I do???"

He was very confused. He had many things and people in his life that had
been on this side of the hill with him for a long time. Maybe he should just
stay there and keep everything as it was. What to do? What to do? As he sat
there, at the base of the hill, he saw a great shadow come down in front of
him covering the hill. This shadow was Fear. It contained all the obstacles
in the way of him getting up to the top of the hill and seeing once and for
all what lay on the other side. It contained the parts of him that didn't
trust his own innate inner knowing. It contained the parts of him that had
followed his heart before and got hurt. It contained all the beliefs that
said "You don't really deserve this. What will people say? What will they
think? What if I'm making a mistake??" It contained much guilt and
self-judgment.

He sat in front of it and the enormity of it felt great. Much of him felt it
would be much easier to just turn back round and forget about the princess
and the adventure awaiting on the other side of the hill. Yet he had a
nagging feeling within him. What if his vision was real??? What if his
feelings were true? What if his heart was right and was trying to point him
in his right direction? What if he were but a few steps from his destiny? He
looked up at the top of the hill once more. What if his feelings were wrong
and it wasn't what he thought it would be? His mind was active as always.
Yet the heart, the light heart, whispered, "But what if you are right? What
if it is everything you ever imagined??"

At that moment, the great shadow that was Fear spoke to him. Fear said these
words: "If you want what you desire, you have to go through me. You cannot
get rid of me. You can only walk through me."

Christian was afraid. He said to Fear, "How can I walk through you? You are
so big, and it is so dark in there. What if I get lost and never find my way
out? And then I am neither here nor there!! I think you are a sign I should
just stay right here!"

Fear laughed. He knew the way through him but he would never tell Christian.
He quite enjoyed the power he had over people.

Thankfully, at that moment the great Sun came out. He carried the energy of
Light and thought it was about time Christian got a message that he needed
to hear. He said to Christian, "The way through the fear is to use your
light." Christian laughed, "Yeh I know, only problem is I'm having trouble
finding it." And the Sun laughed too, and he said, "Oh Christian, look
inside you. The light is inside you. It is like a torch, shining so
brightly. It is on right now, you only have to realize it." Christian looked
within and sure enough there was a great, shining light!! "How did I not see
this before?"

The Great Sun had a few words of wisdom. He said, "The way through the fear
is to know that the light inside you will guide your way. You do not have to
see the whole path in front of you. The light is just big enough for you to
be able to see one or two steps ahead of you. And that's all the light you
need. Take one step at a time, and the light will keep guiding you until you
have gone the whole way through fear, and then you will find yourself at the
top of the hill and see what wondrous things there are to see."

So, Christian had a choice. To embark on this great journey through fear,
knowing he had his trusty light inside him that could never be dimmed, and
never go out, knowing that the journey through fear wouldn't take very long
at all. Once Fear knows you are walking through it, it loses its challenge
and the shadow starts dissipating. Fear will then leave, looking for someone
else to cast a shadow over. Fear is only as big as the power we give it.
Christian also had a choice to not walk through fear. But he didn't come
here to Earth to let fear get the better of him.

So he called upon all his ancestors and guides, and he asked "Please be with
me as I walk through fear." For fear is something you have to walk through
on your own, yet you do not have to be all alone. And you are not.

He started to make the journey, and he must admit he was still a little
scared. But something else started to stir inside him. Excitement.
Adrenalin. The energy within him that was a spiritual warrior started to get
activated. With each step he started to believe in himself more and more. "I
can do this," he thought. "I can do this!!" As he started walking faster,
Fear was not happy and started taunting him more and more, telling him how
stupid and wrong he was, telling him there'd be nothing but trouble waiting
for him once he got over that hill. But Christian was no longer under the
grip of fear. His inner light was glowing brightly now, it was carrying him
faster and faster up the hill. His guides and ancestors were with him every
step of the way, encouraging him, "You can do it, you can do it!"

As he ran faster a strange thing happened, wings started sprouting out of
his shoulders!! He was running so fast now his feet almost weren't touching
the ground! Then all of a sudden, wooshka, he was flying!!! He couldn't
believe it!!! He was soaring in the air like a bird!!! He felt so free, so
exhilarated, so liberated. It was the most wonderful feeling in the world!

Fear was left behind, arms folded, "Grrr another one got away." Yet
secretly, Fear was smiling and happy for Christian. Not many people knew
this about Fear but he actually existed to push people to their full
potential. With every liberation, with every pair of wings sprouted, Fear
gave himself a pat on the back. "Yeh, I did that," he tells himself. The Sun
always rolled his eyes. Everyone knew how great the Ego of Fear was. But
they indulged him. For where would we be without him? How could anyone know
the extent of their courage, their strength, their faith, their trust and
belief in themselves, if it were not for Fear blocking their way forcing
them then to go within and find their Light.

As Christian soared across the skies, he looked down and thought, "Well,
here goes, now is the time I get to find out what it was all for." He looked
down and his heart leapt with joy and sighed with relief. There was the
amazing kingdom. It had a jumping castle and popcorn machine and everything!
And there in the centre of the meadow was his beautiful princess, waiting
for him, waving her arms, saying "Hurry hurry, come down, there is so much
to do!!!" He soared around the sky a couple more times, before swooping down
and lifting her up into his arms. "How did you know?" he asked. "How were
you so sure???" The princess smiled and said, "Because I have what you
always have had, the inner light that told me which way to go."

Christian and the princess spent their days having so much fun and
adventure. They traveled to many lands. They shared their story with many
people. They told everyone, "Just like we have a light, you have one too.
Look within, it is there, and it will guide you." They spent their nights
wrapped up in each other's arms, thanking Spirit for guiding them to each
other, and thanking each other for listening to the call when it came. All
was well in their world, and they lived happily ever after.

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