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The story of a soul.
The final lesson — just be.
“Are you ready for the next lesson?” the teacher asked. Then he looked upon the invisible chart on the wall. His stick touched the wall and words appeared out of nowhere. ‘Letting go’ popped up first. “No.” the teacher said. Then came others. ‘Trust.’, ‘Love’, ‘Compassion’, ‘Faith’, “No. no. no.” he said, he was looking for something that I had not yet learned. And then there came this term I had heard about before, and I was kind of frightened of. ‘Be’. “Yes,” the teacher seemed enlightened. “Be, child is the final lesson. You know, what that means, you are prepared. The lesson is to be learned in life. The challenges that come are going to be coherent with the strength you carry. And you are a strong soul. You know that. Remember one thing. Life plays hardball with you and in every stone in your way is a hidden treasure. You will need to face ‘Not-Being’ in order to learn the last lesson of ‘Being’. Just as always. You know, how this goes by now. You are challenged with the opposite. And Child, remember as well, if you support others in fulfilling their own lessons along the way, more and more will follow you into that last, that final lesson. Of being.” “Teacher,” I wanted to know. “What comes after the final lesson?” I was curious. The teacher shook his head. “You are not supposed to ask, you ought to trust.” He said. “A lesson you have already learned, I…
