Light up the World
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"We became a constellation, scattering the globe.
The light grew bigger and greater. And the Earth wasn't earth any longer, but the Sun." |
Have you ever had a vision or dream that guides your life?
I'd like to share one of those experiences. And I'd love to hear yours. In 2009, I was working in Israel, and visited the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa for a break. Those Gardens hold a special place in my soul. As a child, I lived in Haifa, near the green terraces of Mount Carmel, sweeping down to the Mediterranean Sea. In the heart of those terraces is a golden Shrine. That summer, I entered the Shrine, began praying. And my body caught fire. At least, that's what it felt like. |
Afterwards, I wrote: "I saw myself with many, many people,
especially children, from many lands. I reached out to touch a child.
And suddenly, his hand was alight, then his body, then his neighbor.
I saw streams of luminous people, and I was holding them,
and they were holding each other.
We became a constellation, scattering the globe.
The light grew bigger and greater.
And the earth wasn't earth any longer, but the sun."
Four years later, in 2013, I was teaching poetry in a London school. The kids were from everywhere, Iraq to the Caribbean.
We wrote a poem together as a class. The last line was:
"We become the sun!"
This is who we are, what we're capable of.
~ Andréana Elise
especially children, from many lands. I reached out to touch a child.
And suddenly, his hand was alight, then his body, then his neighbor.
I saw streams of luminous people, and I was holding them,
and they were holding each other.
We became a constellation, scattering the globe.
The light grew bigger and greater.
And the earth wasn't earth any longer, but the sun."
Four years later, in 2013, I was teaching poetry in a London school. The kids were from everywhere, Iraq to the Caribbean.
We wrote a poem together as a class. The last line was:
"We become the sun!"
This is who we are, what we're capable of.
~ Andréana Elise
