Finally, one day the pebble saw it. It was a most glorious sight. It was a grand and glorious palace. A palace fit for one of great majesty and power. A dwelling place for a Great King! There was only one problem. The palace wasn't complete.
The pebble wondered about this. How could a palace so grand as this be started and not completed? The pebble decided to ask the Great Water Fall about this.
"Oh Great Water Fall, who is this beautiful Palace for?"
"It is my Palace."
This disheartened the pebble very much, since the palace was not complete.
"Do not be downcast my little pebble. You will help me complete my palace. Remember I promised you that you would do something beautiful for me.?"
Of course, the pebble thought that was an impossible task, but this was the Great Water Fall speaking. It was this same Water Fall that had taken a rough, ugly, seemingly useless pebble and made it into a sight to behold. Actually, the pebble didn't really know how beautiful it had become.
While the pebble was giving itsself a headache trying to figure out how it could help complete the castle, one of the Great Water Fall's servants picked it up.
"This is just what we need over here." And with one quick and fluid movement, the pebble was placed along side of other brilliantly shimmering jewels in the palace itself.
"Oh, no!" The pebble thought. "I cannot be here. I am too ugly. This palace is for the Majestic Water Fall. He should only have the best."
His servant replied, "That is why you've been chosen. You are among the pure, radiant stones that have been made beautiful by the Great Water Fall Himself. He prepared you to be a living stone in His dwelling place. And because the Great Water Fall has crafted you Himself, you are a sight to behold, like these other living stones."
The pebble was confused and speechless--again. But then the pebble remembered the Great Water Fall's promise.
"I will make you a beautiful gift--a worthy offering that I may enjoy forever."
So the little pebble pondered this. It thought about all that it had endured, even remembering the day it discovered that it was beautiful. It looked all around itself at the other stones--jewels actually. Each one was glistening in the sun. Each one was a small part of the Great Water Fall's Marvelous palace. As the pebble, absorbed all of these sights, it began to wonder. Could I too be like these other jewels? Just as this thought had entered its mind, one of the Water Falls's servants approached it with a mirror. And it saw itself. Actually it did not recognize itself for it had never seen anything so uniquely brilliant. It was as if it saw a glimpse of the Great Water Fall itself. The pebble gasped.
This was far better than it could have ever imagined. Oh, what joy filled the little pebble! Oh, how proud it was to have a gift to give the Great Water Fall. Oh, how elated it was to do something beautiful for the One it loved!
It was about that time that something extra wonderful happened. The pebble began to hear every melodious harmony of what sounded like thousands of birds. It could see little water creatures gleefully dancing through the water towards the Palace. It could hear the echo throughout the Palace, "The King is arriving! The King is coming!"
The winds began to swirl all around the palace, with joyous laughter, "He's here! He's here! Behold the King!"
Then all at once, the water surged into that palace like a Great Tidal wave, terribly frightening but simultaneously more beautiful and glorious than anything the pebble had beheld. It was the Majestic Water Fall, but somehow the Water Fall was different. I mean... the pebble recognized the Water Fall, but it was as if it was seeing the Water Fall clearly for the first time. The little pebble, now a radiant jewel, never knew that it had only seen a faint reflection of the Majestic Water Fall before. Now it saw the Water Fall face to face in the FULLNESS of its glory!
This is where words fall miserably short, for there are no words to describe what the pebble saw. It was as if all that was good, glorious, brilliant, radiant, pure and marvelous had come to rest in one place, only with an intensity that was actually unbearable, yet at the same time completely satisfying. The pebble felt complete, whole, and in a perfect sate of contentment. It was as if it had waited for this moment its entire life. In fact, it had waited for this moment its entire life, yet it did not know it was waiting for this moment..
One more part left: The conclusion of the story coming soon!
The pebble wondered about this. How could a palace so grand as this be started and not completed? The pebble decided to ask the Great Water Fall about this.
"Oh Great Water Fall, who is this beautiful Palace for?"
"It is my Palace."
This disheartened the pebble very much, since the palace was not complete.
"Do not be downcast my little pebble. You will help me complete my palace. Remember I promised you that you would do something beautiful for me.?"
Of course, the pebble thought that was an impossible task, but this was the Great Water Fall speaking. It was this same Water Fall that had taken a rough, ugly, seemingly useless pebble and made it into a sight to behold. Actually, the pebble didn't really know how beautiful it had become.
While the pebble was giving itsself a headache trying to figure out how it could help complete the castle, one of the Great Water Fall's servants picked it up.
"This is just what we need over here." And with one quick and fluid movement, the pebble was placed along side of other brilliantly shimmering jewels in the palace itself.
"Oh, no!" The pebble thought. "I cannot be here. I am too ugly. This palace is for the Majestic Water Fall. He should only have the best."
His servant replied, "That is why you've been chosen. You are among the pure, radiant stones that have been made beautiful by the Great Water Fall Himself. He prepared you to be a living stone in His dwelling place. And because the Great Water Fall has crafted you Himself, you are a sight to behold, like these other living stones."
The pebble was confused and speechless--again. But then the pebble remembered the Great Water Fall's promise.
"I will make you a beautiful gift--a worthy offering that I may enjoy forever."
So the little pebble pondered this. It thought about all that it had endured, even remembering the day it discovered that it was beautiful. It looked all around itself at the other stones--jewels actually. Each one was glistening in the sun. Each one was a small part of the Great Water Fall's Marvelous palace. As the pebble, absorbed all of these sights, it began to wonder. Could I too be like these other jewels? Just as this thought had entered its mind, one of the Water Falls's servants approached it with a mirror. And it saw itself. Actually it did not recognize itself for it had never seen anything so uniquely brilliant. It was as if it saw a glimpse of the Great Water Fall itself. The pebble gasped.
This was far better than it could have ever imagined. Oh, what joy filled the little pebble! Oh, how proud it was to have a gift to give the Great Water Fall. Oh, how elated it was to do something beautiful for the One it loved!
It was about that time that something extra wonderful happened. The pebble began to hear every melodious harmony of what sounded like thousands of birds. It could see little water creatures gleefully dancing through the water towards the Palace. It could hear the echo throughout the Palace, "The King is arriving! The King is coming!"
The winds began to swirl all around the palace, with joyous laughter, "He's here! He's here! Behold the King!"
Then all at once, the water surged into that palace like a Great Tidal wave, terribly frightening but simultaneously more beautiful and glorious than anything the pebble had beheld. It was the Majestic Water Fall, but somehow the Water Fall was different. I mean... the pebble recognized the Water Fall, but it was as if it was seeing the Water Fall clearly for the first time. The little pebble, now a radiant jewel, never knew that it had only seen a faint reflection of the Majestic Water Fall before. Now it saw the Water Fall face to face in the FULLNESS of its glory!
This is where words fall miserably short, for there are no words to describe what the pebble saw. It was as if all that was good, glorious, brilliant, radiant, pure and marvelous had come to rest in one place, only with an intensity that was actually unbearable, yet at the same time completely satisfying. The pebble felt complete, whole, and in a perfect sate of contentment. It was as if it had waited for this moment its entire life. In fact, it had waited for this moment its entire life, yet it did not know it was waiting for this moment..
One more part left: The conclusion of the story coming soon!
This is a great story and so engaging! It is a metaphor of a great truth that even children can understand. Thanks for sharing.
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