The Little Girl and the Magic Words
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There was once a girl who lived in a world where all words ran free. They just existed everywhere, not written or imprisoned on paper, and people were very happy because every time they wanted to use them, they could see and understand their real meaning and there was not such thing as misunderstandings.
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How radiant she was! Whenever she thought about something nice to say, the words came tumbling out joyfully, showing their meanings in the air.
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When she thought about a poem in her mind, everyone could see the words shining through the midday sun,
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and when she wanted to express all the love in her heart, they danced around the trees and flowers.
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The little girl was a transparent crystal reflecting her joyous soul to the world.
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One day, she decided that she wanted people from other worlds to be happy too, and listen to the beautiful things the people in her world could think and express with the words that ran free. How could they all travel so far and reach other people without being scrambled in the air? How could she know if people could see the beauty of her thoughts that the words so gracefully expressed?
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Suddenly, she had an idea. If she glued the words carefully, one by one on the fallen leaves of trees, her beautiful thoughts, poems and stories could be read by people from other worlds. The trees agreed and the words did too.
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However, as soon as people from other worlds started to read everything the little girl created, they saw different things – each person saw different words, poems and stories. The words had lost all their shine and magic.
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‘How could this happen?’, she couldn’t stop wondering. Then the words that ran free in her world started to shape the answer in the air.
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‘In this world, we are free and people read not us, but your heart. We are just a reflection of what is inside of you.
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But when you imprisoned us, people saw different meanings of the words reflected in each of their hearts.’
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So, every night before falling asleep, looking around in her bedroom at the happy words dancing and getting ready to be part of her dreams, she secretly whispers them in her wishes.
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She wishes everyone could see with the same feeling in their hearts all the love her words express, all the exuberance of her world, all the happiness that is waiting to be shared.
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Published: Sep 2, 2016
Latest Revision: Nov 8, 2018
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