The story of the little wood and the everlasting Fire

Once a upon a time, when the earth was young, there was a place that never went dark. It never went dark not because night never came, but because there was an Everlasting bonfire that never dies.

There were thousands and thousands of woods in the everlasting bonfire. There were big woods and small woods. All of them made up the everlasting bonfire.

There was a small little wood inside the bonfire. This small little wood looked to the world outside and saw how beautiful it was. She wanted to go. To go away from the bonfire. To go and look at the world. And so the little wood said to the everlasting Fire, "Fire, I wanted to go away and find my happiness". The everlasting Fire said to the little wood,"Little wood, This is the place where you belong. This is where your happiness lies.". But the little wood refused to stay and went away from the everlasting Fire.

The little wood walked step by step. She walked further away from the bonfire. How beautiful it was, the little wood thought. How great Life is, said the little wood in its heart. The little wood walked and walked, and the bonfire could no longer be seen.

The little wood kept on walking, but the little flame in its body started to dim, the little flame in its body started to die out. The little wood walked further and further, and the cold of the wind started to buffet its body. The cold weather made the little wood stopped. "This is too cold", the little wood said, "This is too cold", she repeated.

But the little wood kept on walking further away. And she started to get tired. The air was too cold, the wind was too strong, the sky was so dark. The little wood tried to warm herself, but there was no more flame in her body. So the little wood sat down and cried.

While the little wood cried, she started to remember the time when she was in the bonfire. How warm it was, how nice it was to be with other woods. The wind might be strong, the bonfire stayed there, and the little remained safe. But that was the past. Now was different. Now it was cold, alone, no more flame to warm her body. And the little wood sat, and cried.

"This is not my happiness", the little wood suddenly said. And the little decided to come back to the bonfire, the her home, to the place where she belongs. So the little wood walked back. Slowly. The dream of being with the everlasting fire kept the little wood moving, the desire to have the warm in her body kept the little walking. And the little wood walked and walked.

And one day as the little wood walked, she noticed that the sky was no longer dark, the air was no longer cold. And the little wood saw the everlasting fire, and she ran, she ran toward the everlasting fire and she jumped and lied down inside the everlasting fire. The everlasting fire said, "My little wood, How great it is to have you back, I missed you and I kept on thinking about you."

And the little wood cried and said, "Fire, you are right. My happiness...my happiness is here...it is here with you.". The everlasting fire smiled joyfully and he hugged the little wood with his flame. "I love you little wood", said the everlasting fire. And the little wood looked up and said, "I love you too Fire. I do not want to leave again. I want to be here with you, always.". And the everlasting Fire hugged the little wood and kissed the little wood.

And the little wood felt something in her body. She felt the flame. She felt the warm. She saw again the litte flame that was in her body. It was great. She felt alive. This is Life. This is great.

And the little wood stayed with the everlasting fire forever. Time past by and the little wood was still with the Fire. The little wood started to change, the colour of her body became white. Time past by and the little wood realized something. She could no longer saw her body. She looked everywhere and asked everyone. But she just couldn't find her body. And so the little wood asked the everlasting Fire, "Fire, where is my body, the wood and all its part?". The everlasting Fire answered the little wood, "You are no longer a little wood". The everlastin fire continued, "You are part of the everlasting fire". The little wood just could not understand, what does that mean? So the everlasting fire knew that the little wood was confused, so he said, "My fire, little wood, has transformed you ...from a little wood...to be a fire, a part of the everlasting fire. You are no longer little wood, but you are the fire, you are with me and you are part of me, the everlasting fire."

And the everlasting Fire continued, "I need your help little fire. I need your help to be like me. I need you to help transforming other little woods, just like your old self, to be like what you are now. That is what fire is meant for, to purify, to transform.". And so the little fire did what the everlasting fire asked her to do. She helped other little woods to be another little fire. And she found something that was missing all this time, she found her reason to live, she found the purpose of her being.


Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam
-For the greater glory of God-

your brother in His love,
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