I had not heard that one. THANK YOU!!! It’s wonderful!
Here’s another story. It’s Sufi in origin. Some of my Christian friends have a hard time understanding this story...it’s about Lucifer and God.
God asks all his angels to bow to his latest creation...man. All do, except Lucifer. God asks Lucifer, the angel who loved God the most, why he displayed such disobedience. Lucifer says, ‘my love for you knows no bounds. I only bow to YOU.’
For his disobedience,God casts Lucifer to hell. So, the Mystics ask, ‘how can Lucifer survive in hell now that he is separated from his love?’ The answer they say is Lucifer keeps on remembering God’s last words to him, ‘be gone!’
And, that’s what hell is...loss of love. You are consumed by your own ego...forever.
It’s a story I love because it helps me be a better parent.