When her brother was born, Sa-chi Gabriel begged her parents to leave her alone with the baby.
They refused, fearing that, as with many four-year-olds, she was jealous and wanted to mistreat him.
But Sa-chi showed no signs of jealousy.
And since she was always extremely affectionate towards her little brother, her parents decided to carry out an experiment.
They left Sa-chi alone with their new-born baby, but kept the bedroom door ajar so that they could watch what she did.
Delighted to have her wish granted, little Sa-chi tiptoed over to the cradle, leaned over the baby and said:
“Little brother, tell me what God is like. I’m beginning to forget.”
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One day while driving I had a flash of inspiration to ask my 5 yr old daughter what God looked like. I figured, she would remember more than me.
She said without hesitation “Like a drop of water and like the ocean”
translation in Japanese:
ねえ、教えて
弟が生まれたとき、サチ・ガブリエルは、弟と自分とを二人きりにしてほしいと両親に懇願した。
4歳児の多くがそうであるように、彼女もまた弟に嫉妬し、弟をいじめるのではないかと両親は考えた。
が、サチは嫉妬をしている、という風には見えなかった。
サチはいつも弟に愛情を込めて接していたので、そこで両親は、実験を実施することに決めた。
彼らは生まれたばかりの赤ちゃんとサチを寝室に二人きりに残し、扉を半開きにして二人の様子を覗き見する事にしたのだった。
願いが叶ったのを喜んだサチは忍び足で弟が寝ているゆりかごに近づき、かがみ込みこう聞いた：
「ねえ、教えて。神様がどんなだったか。私は最近、神様がどんなだったか忘れ始めたの」
very short but it touched my heart..
wish i was still a child..
It’s how life is. We are born as a clean bright white canvas and through life people pass by and touch as with their colors. Eventually we and up covered with colors that did not belong to us. We forget what we used to be and what is hidden underneath what others have imposed on us.
hii
ooh that was such an innocent thought. the girl wanted to be with her brother because she wanted to be connected with the real image or idol of what god is like.
really amasing.!!!
Beautiful….touching….in simple words the misery of growing up…:)
So simple yet so touching….its complete brain Food…
Thank you Paulo…for bringing such nice things to us!!!
Magical. It touched my soul.
I often read your books,and I would like to ask you a question.I have just broken a friendship,what I thought it was true,but it was not.
I cannot get over it because I sometimes feel I want to meet this person and tell him all the hurt he did.It sound to me as revenge.I know it is not right.But I cannot continue because of my desire oftelling him all this.how can I leave these thoughts?
Ask yourself what will it achieve? If just more unhappiness then why bother. Focus on something more productive, be happy in the moment and forget the past, because you can’t change what has already happened.Influence the future is your new goal.
Dear Mr.Paulo,
First I would like to thank you for all that you are doing – you make people realise the reality of things and sometimes, it takes someone to actually tell us about who we really are – humans are a forgetful bunch – well, I never thought I would ever be able to personally thank you for your silent guidance, that spark of insipiration that you ignite in me, everytime I read your books-and I shall remember this day. It is because of you that I hv become a writer and a publisher of self-motivational books (though I am now focusing more on writing english language books)- and I would truly appreciate it if you would allow me to quote you or use some of your passages / stories in some of my future materials. Its no point for me to reinvent the wheel – no one says it better than you…it is just my way of achieving immortality. Please be in touch.
Thank you.
God Bless
Sidd
Simply touches my heart..
Right after I read it my tears kept flowing and realization hit me. So simple yet beautiful and true. Thank you for reminding me to make my life simple again, to appreciate simple things, to understand & empathize the sufferings of others and be thankful that my family & I am well. More power to you and God Bless.
Awesome!!! These amazingly few lines state the truth of life!
there is no words that can describe how thankful i feel to read your books and short story . i always cry and always learn something thank you Paulo and thank God we have you
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AGREE!!!!
beautiful!!!!!!!!so true we forget who we are once we grow up!
nice……..Dios y los angeles………..tan bellos……..
AL CRECER NUESTRA ADOLECENCIA NOS HACE OLVIDAR A “DIOS” PERO EN NUESTRA VEJES LO RECOBRAMOS CON MAS AMOR.
Es impresionante pero nuestros niños son esa esencia de Dios, todos tenemos esa esencia, pero nuestros problemas diarios nos alejan de El.
Debemos sensibilizarnos para estar en esa frecuencia divina.
It is awesome, but our children are the essence of God, we all have that essence, but our daily problems lead us away from Him
We must sensitize ourselves to be in that divine frequency.
thank you.Your readings make my spirit fly to GOD.
CUANDO NACEMOS SOMOS UN CUADERNO EN BLANCO, EN EL CAMINO VAMOS ESCRIBIENDO NUESTRA HISTORIA CON LIBRE ALBEDRIO.
Yep, don’t we all.. God is berried under undigested impressions and knowledge of who we are and where we work..
Under Mortal staff really..
con la edad se pierde el sentido de inosencia…que triste pasar de esa edad tierna y pura…a la edad de la malicia y la duda.
Thank you Paulo for all your wonderful books and thoughts. I like them all. Love Ursula from Switzerland
really nice…thanks Paulo for putting in a very simple yet not an imposing way to remember…the the honesty of a child is the truthfulness of the Almighty
I think it is about how we are at our most pure, and true to who we really are when we are born, before any influences or learned behaviours attach themselves to us. Perfect unadulterated little beings with no judgement and totally unconditional with the love we give out and receive.
Beautiful !! with children it is a bit like with old people…the children just came from “the other side”, and the elderly are very close to it again. Both are much more “connected” to it.
Kids have a natural connection to the spiritual world – then little by little they become “educated” by adults and start loosing this wonderful ability.
Always returning to the Source
what inspires such writing? i’m so awe stuck.
Funny.. my son was 7 years old when is mother died… He asked some weeks later, where his mother now was… Ik asked him to remember where he was before he was born… He thinks.. I see a twinkle in is eyes and he makes a beautiful smile… he seems to remember it…
I told him that his mother is there now…. Never ever after that he worried again…. and so did I..!
That is better story then The older sister’s question itself..
What a good answer, I will keep that in mind. Hope God help me to remember, wenn someday i happens in my life
Thanks for sharing
Love it.
It reminds me of one of my boys (who is turning 4 soon) who just coincidently told me not too long ago that he was starting to forget when he used to work with the animals from the jungle.
In this life, we keep seeing that he has a love beyond love for all animals… Just thought I would share his story.
Good day all!
That’s fuckin cool
Love it :o)
You can be a generous person when you are in an abundance situation.It seems like that you can practise behaviours which books tell you very well.
However,when you have to share your everythings with others,you might realise that you’re not perfect.Your desires would come out and fight with your conscience.Who will win? I think it depends on your faith.
Si realmente nacemos conectados a la energia divina de nuestro creador,pero al ir creciendo nuestra mente empieza a ser invadida por multitud de conceptos que nos perdemos en el camino a nuestra propia evolucion.
T_T
It’s an interesting concept, equating life after death with life before life.
Interesting way of thinking about it.
- Tudo o que vive tem uma função no universo e na vida de cada um , por isso é importante respeitar e gostar de tudo o que existe , do que se vê e daquilo que não se vê directamente , mas que existe à volta de cada um .
Namaste…
Lorsque son frère est né, Sa-chi Gabriel a supplié ses parents de la laisser seule avec le bébé.
Ils ont refusé, craignant que, comme beaucoup d’enfants de quatre ans, elle soit jalouse et veuille le maltraiter.
Mais Sa-chi n’a montré aucun signe de jalousie.
Et comme elle a toujours été très affectueuse envers son petit frère, ses parents ont décidé de mener une expérience.
Ils ont quitté Sa-chi seuls avec leur nouveau-né, mais ont gardé la porte de la chambre entrouverte pour qu’ils puissent la surveiller.
Ravi d’avoir son vœu exaucé, la petite Sa-chi, s’éleva sur la pointe des pieds pour atteindre le berceau, se pencha sur l’enfant et dit:
“Petit frère, dis-moi comment est Dieu. Je commence à oublier. “
Makes me think about the impact we have on our environment when seeking closer to God than we are at present time. By doing so we not only bring our self one step closer to God, others further away from God than our self may very well be brought two steps closer.
Gunnar
Immagino e sento che per vedere veramente Dio occorre avere gli occhi ed il cuore di un bambino appena nato oppure l’età di un uomo al suo ultimo secondo di vita.
In tutti gli altri casi possiamo solo avvertire la presenza di Dio, crederci, immaginarla, invocarlo.
Null’altro ci viene concesso e sono pienamente daccordo con questa scelta che Dio ha fatto per noi.
Guardiamoci allo specchio, nell’anima e forse capiremo anche noi perchè.
so sweet :)…
Very True lines..
specially the lines ..
“Little brother, tell me what God is like. I’m beginning to forget.”
Chidren are the directly connected to God…
Today’s era..people are carrying a fast life ahead…some of them dnt have time to pray….
Let this words be an eye opener to the ones who are leaving god behind and running towards their progress….
Beautiful words.
And true.
When my son was newborn, and about untill he was 4 years old, I remember he used to follow with his eyes invisible traces, and he often smiled.
The most logical thing is to suppose he saw something or someone,and he/she/it should be beautiful, because his eyed became bright, and he smiled.
Love
Chris
I believe that this is linked to the idea of “the greatest lie of the world”, i.e. the fact that, as we begin to forget about God, we start believing that our choices have little or no impact and, thus, we start relying on fate.
I believe that it is of utter import for us all to remember that God gave us free will, perhaps with the intention to urge us to make choices which will impact upon our lives. It is up to us all to make the right choices for ourselves, not in terms of “right and wrong”, but rather in terms of our ideas of “good and bad” and thereby, i believe, we can move closer to God and to the plan that He has set for our lives.
Thank you Paulo, for the honest and sincere way in which you enrich the lives of all your readers by highlighting some very important eternal issues in such a very practical way.
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