I FELL

Today began with so much promise; I had big dreams and bigger plans. The sun shone brightly mirroring the thoughts in my heart. I was so excited, today is the D day.

I stepped out, there was hardly a gust of wind; the scorching sun beats down mercilessly but I didn't mind, at the least not for a while. I started off with a spring in my steps. The harder I tried, the more my dreams seemed to elude me at first, it didn't soothe me so much but then I saw a man running past me, just like me, he was moving towards his dreams but with so much speed. He waved to me and stopped for a chat.

“Where are you off to friend?” he asked

“On my way to make it big” I replied

He thought for a while and smiled, “I know a shortcut, it will get you there faster” he whispered

Is it a right way? I asked hesitantly

His eyes twinkled “of course not but then you would spend all your life on this path.” And off he went with a smirk on his face. I refused to walk with him; I’ll make it the right way I believed

Many passed me, fast and furious leaving me behind in their wake, many I knew following this strangers path.

The rain began to fall, the road hard to thread, the mud was sticky, I only got slower then I saw the strangers face in my mind “go on slow poke,” he veered, “let’s see you make it on the path of integrity”

I turned only a little and considered the easy way, it wasn’t rainy over there and the rain looked so perfect, does it really matter? I asked myself well, I think it is no big deal.

So I turned and took this path, everything worked out for a while, I was walking and seemed to be happy with everyone, laughing as I went part  of me was gradually being lost but I didn’t really mind. I was on the path to greatness and that was all that mattered to me .all of a sudden, I tripped and fell into a ditch, I did not see it, it looked like the road. I tried to come out of it but I couldn’t my companion laughed, jeered and mocked. They turned their backs. Struggled to stand but I couldn’t. Tears rolled down my cheeks. I was doing well on the road of integrity but now I have fallen all because I took another way.

As I lay down in despair, too weak to get up and too ashamed to ask the father for help, a poem dropped into my heart; a poem about an elementary school teacher and a little boy who has soiled his paper.it said….

                   He came to my desk with quivering lips

                   The lesson was done

                   Have you a now sheet for me dear teacher?

                   I’ve soiled this one

                   I took his sheet all soiled and blotted

                   Gave him a new sheet all unspotted

                   And into his tired heart I cried

                   Do better now my child

With tears falling down, I cried to God. I fell once more but at his feet, then I heard him say

“I have given you a new chance all unspotted and in my tired heart I heard, do better now my child”.

          The sun was up again, I was up at last. I was on my way to purpose and I was not afraid to trek the long road. This time, I rely on my Saviour; only then can I get it right.

(Special thanks to Ekilarz for this beautiful writeup)