There is a wonderful little tale, with great impact, in the book ‘Karma and Reincarnation’ by Paramhansa Yogananda. It’s called the “Magic Carrot” and in essence tells the story of a woman who never did anything good and acted purely evil. It seems appropriate to share this insightful tale at this time of fear and despair.
The story begins:
“The woman became more and more wicked as time passed, and at the time of her death she was thrust into Hades. The Angel of Death was hearing her complaints and the awful loud noises this woman was making and asked her to please remember one good thing she had done in her life. After thinking about it she told him that once, having a bunch of carrots for a meal, she found one with a worm inside and gave it to a hungry person. She told the beggar to only eat the good part of the carrot and to not kill the worm.
The Angel of Death said to the wicked woman: ‘That will do’, and quickly made the carrot appear. Then he told her to hold onto the carrot as good as she could; and promised that the carrot would get her into paradise.
As she was ascending to heaven another sinner grabbed onto her leg, and another, and another. As the woman saw that many others would benefit by holding onto her leg she got so angry that she tried to kick off the sinners. In the attempt to not allow anyone to be saved with her, she let go of the carrot.”
You can imagine what happened next. She spiraled down even further into the most unimaginable hell. Remember, even the smallest good deed or kind act will contribute to our salvation. Every tiny contribution we can make will be counted by the unalterable Law of Attraction or the Law of Cause and Effect. As Goodness is all there is, nothing less is acceptable in this lifetime, or in the next and the next.
Have a blessed 2021
With Love, ULRIKE
The story begins:
“The woman became more and more wicked as time passed, and at the time of her death she was thrust into Hades. The Angel of Death was hearing her complaints and the awful loud noises this woman was making and asked her to please remember one good thing she had done in her life. After thinking about it she told him that once, having a bunch of carrots for a meal, she found one with a worm inside and gave it to a hungry person. She told the beggar to only eat the good part of the carrot and to not kill the worm.
The Angel of Death said to the wicked woman: ‘That will do’, and quickly made the carrot appear. Then he told her to hold onto the carrot as good as she could; and promised that the carrot would get her into paradise.
As she was ascending to heaven another sinner grabbed onto her leg, and another, and another. As the woman saw that many others would benefit by holding onto her leg she got so angry that she tried to kick off the sinners. In the attempt to not allow anyone to be saved with her, she let go of the carrot.”
You can imagine what happened next. She spiraled down even further into the most unimaginable hell. Remember, even the smallest good deed or kind act will contribute to our salvation. Every tiny contribution we can make will be counted by the unalterable Law of Attraction or the Law of Cause and Effect. As Goodness is all there is, nothing less is acceptable in this lifetime, or in the next and the next.
Have a blessed 2021
With Love, ULRIKE
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