LITTLE SOUL AND THE EARTH

Once upon a time there was a Little Soul who said to God, “I don’t want to leave you.” “Good!” God said with a big smile, “because you don’t ever have to.” But the Little Soul did not understand, because this was the very day on which the Little Soul was going to be born, and the Little Soul thought that when you are born, you leave Heaven. In fact, the Little Soul was already standing in line, only a few steps away from the Doorway to Earth. “Should I be afraid?” the Little Soul asked. “No, no, no,” God said, smiling again, “In fact, this is a day to be happy! This is your birthday!” “I know,” the Little Soul cried, “but it’s also the day that I’ll be leaving you, and saying goodbye to Heaven, and that makes me sad.”God gave the Little Soul a big hug. “I’ll be with you always. It’s impossible to leave me, because I’m with you wherever you go.” “You are?” asked the Little Soul, eyes wide with hope, and God answered immediately. “Yes, I am! All you have to do if you want me is call out to me, and you’ll see that I’ll always be there.” “Uh, what if things don’t go right?” the Little Soul asked, starting to tremble. “I mean, ‘Always’ is a long time. What if I mess up? Will you still be there, or will you be mad and stay away?” “Of course not,” God answered, smiling. “I will never be mad at you. Why would I be mad just because you made a mistake? Everybody makes mistakes.” “Even you?” the Little Soul wanted to know. “Well,” God laughed, “there is asparagus…” The Little Soul was feeling better already. “Okaay! So you’ll be around all the time. That’s good to know. That’s almost like being in Heaven.” God smiled. “It IS being in heaven! You can’t LEAVE Heaven, because Heaven in the only thing I ever created! Heaven is everywhere you go.” “Even on Earth? Can I be in Heaven on Earth?” Now there was a twinkle in God’s eye. “Especially on Earth. Earth is one of the most wonderful places IN Heaven!” “Then,” said the “Little Soul, “I’m ready to go. This is going to be fun!” “Yes, it is,” God agreed. “More fun than you know. And don’t worry about a thing. Even if you forget what I told you, even if you forget about me, you’ll have a very special friend to help you.” The Little Soul was shocked. “Forget about YOU? How could anybody forget about God?” “Oh,” God smiled, “you’d be surprised. Some people forget about me over and over, and almost everybody forgets about me once or twice.” “Well, I won’t!” declared the Little Soul solemnly. “I’ve NEVER forget about you.” God said, “That’s very nice, but don’t worry if you do. You’ll always have Melvin.” “Melvin? Whose Melvin?” the Little Soul asked. “Your very special friend! Melvin is an angel who has agreed to be with you all of your life, so that no matter what happens, you’ll have someone to help you.” “Wow,” said the Little Soul, “an angel who guards you.” “That’s right!” God said. “That’s why we call them ‘guardian angels.’ See? Yours is right over there, waiting to take you to Earth.” “Hold it,” the Little Soul said, “You’re telling me I have a guardian angel named Melvin?” “Well,” God said with a wink, “Clarence wasn’t available.” “Oh,” the Little Soul nodded, pretending to understand, although the Little Soul did not understand at all. “Melvin will be with you all the time, and he’ll explain everything,” God assured. “But right now, you have to hurry. Look, you’re turn is next! You’re about to be born!” And it was true! The Little Soul was only one step away from the Doorway to Earth, and there was no one ahead in line. The Little Soul sang happily, “I get to have a body! I get to have a body!” “Yes, you do!” God said with a big grin. “Okay then, off you go! Have a wonderful time! And don’t forget to call me if you need me!” And so it was that the Little Soul was born.