“One night a man had a dream.. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. Each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand.. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. “Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you’d walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why when I needed you most you would leave me.
The Lord replied, “My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”
** Αποδίδεται σε τρεις διαφορετικούς συγγραφείς: Mary Stevenson, 1936 / Margaret Fishback Powers, 1964 / Carolyn Carty, 1963 της οποίας την εκδοχή σας παρέθεσα. Όποιος κι αν το έγραψε, νομίζω ότι είναι -το λιγότερο - εμπνευσμένο.. Εγώ διάλεξα αυτό που αναφέρεται στο τρίτο πρόσωπο.. Αυτή είναι η μόνη διαφορά από τις άλλες δύο εκδοχές.. Νομίζω ότι είναι πέρα από τις θρησκευτικές απόψεις και επιλογές του καθένα μας.. Όλοι μας πιστεύουμε -ή θα έπρεπε να πιστεύουμε- σε κάτι/κάποιον που περπατάει δίπλα μας σαν συνοδοιπόρος. Έτσι, γιατί είναι καλύτερα όταν έχεις παρέα.. **
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