The Suitcase

Value: Truth

Sub-Value: Present moment, Contentment

The podcast of this story is on Saiprem podcast at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1498462/episodes/9522407-the-suitcase

A man died, when he realized it, he saw God coming closer with a suitcase in his hand.

God said: Alright son, it’s time to go.

Surprised the man responded: Now? So soon? I had a lot of plans…

I’m sorry but it’s time to go.

What do you have in that suitcase? the man asked.

God answered: Your belongings.

My belongings? Do you mean my things, my clothes, my money?

God answered: Those things were not yours they belonged to the earth.

Is it my memories? the man asked.

God answered: those never belonged to you they belonged to Time

Is it my talents?

God answered: those were never yours they belonged to the circumstances.

Is it my friends and family?

God answered: No son, they belonged to the path you travelled.  Is it my wife and son?

God answered: No, the belonged to your heart.

Is it my body?

God answered: No, No. it belongs to dust.

Is it my soul?

God answered: You are sadly mistaken, son. Your soup belongs to me!

Full of fear, the man took the suitcase from god and opened it just to find out the suitcase was empty.

With his heartbroken and tears running down his cheek the man said: I never had anything?

God answered: That’s right, You never owned anything!

So what was mine?

God said, “Your moments.” 

Every moment you lived was yours!

Learning

Life is just a moment; a moment that belongs to you.

Do good in every moment. Think good in every moment. Thank God in every moment! 

(Source: Book- Factbook.com- by Manoj Sinha)