The purpose of life

Mira made this and took this picture at Omega Institute.....when it was a lot warmer than it is now!!! A new facebook friend and Rumi fan, (like me) wrote the myth below.
I love it...and hope you do too.
Namaste,
Michele






“And so then what is the purpose of Life?”..................





The young girl spoke, “Divine Spirit. You have told us what Love is and have explained to us the purpose of Life, and they were wise answers indeed. But we would like to learn those answers for ourselves, through our own direct experience of personalized mysteries. Is that possible?”

The Divine Spirit, in a soft uplifting breeze, nodded yes and said, “That IS possible. It will involve pain. It will involve challenge. It will involve death. And it will certainly involve struggle. But if you agree to these terms, I will give to each of you – an opportunity to learn the meanings of Love and Life through entirely unique and creative experiences.”

The young girl turned to the crowd and they all nodded in eager agreement. She turned back to the Divine Spirit and said excitedly, “Yes. We accept those terms wholeheartedly.”

The Divine Spirit continued, “And of course, in order for the Great Mystery of Life to be so, you must also forget this conversation and agreement. Is this also okay with you?”

“Yes, yes! We obviously agree to that!” the people excitedly jeered.

And the Divine Spirit sighed with renewed inspiration and again shook the Earth with a simple snap of its fingers.

"So be it."

And the birds started singing. And mothers started nursing. Poets started composing. Brothers started competing. Fishermen started fishing. Children started playing. Dancers started dancing. Doctors started saving. Bakers started baking. Dogs started barking. Politicians started lying. Babies started crying. Countries started fighting. And everything continued…at least for another few million years (until the End of Time and the New Beginning is born).

The End (is Not the End)
-Khan Kindred Nguyen