Klaus Doring

I found this fabulous and fantastic story in my published documents from 1988, when I wrote for the mission oriented “Tinig ng Bayan” (The Voice of the Nation), a magazine for Filipinos abroad, published in Abra. This is a revised version, because my opinion is, that, no matter, where we are living on this globe, should we try to project this timeless legend on to our very personal daily life. You’ll find out, that it helps to survive in life struggles, and, that it helps for a better mutual understanding. It’s important to realize, that we must be able to administer wise our valuable treasure of vital life energy, instead of fritter away with it such as knick-knacks:

“Once upon a time, I drifted back on my lifetime’s way. That’s not bad, that’s sometimes really helpful. During my journey back, suddenly I saw a nameplate: Celestial Department Store.

I came closer. The door opened itself wider and wider. A swarm of angels gathered together. One of them presented a shopping basket to me and advised me “to enjoy shopping”.

At first I bought PATIENCE, the quality of enduring with calmness. LOVE, the human affection, was in the same shelve. A little bit deeper I found SYMPATHY, the sharing of emotion, interest, and desire, as well as COMPREHENSION, the capacity of the mind to perceive and understand together with APPRECIATION, the setting of a valued one.

I added packages of WISDOM, the knowledge and the capacity to make use of it and additional bags of FAITH, the belief especially in a revealed religion. I relaxed a couple of minutes and looked for STRENGTH, the important power and courage, the bravery and fearlessness. They should help to continue the way forward to the future. I thought to myself, that I shouldn’t forget MERCY, the leniency shown to guilty person, and REDEMPTION, the deliverance from sin.

My basket was already stuffed and I started looking for the cashier. On the way there I found the PRAYER as well as PEACE and JOY.

It was really time to pay all those things. But the angel smiled and told me, “Take everything with you, wherever you might go now.” I asked, “What do I owe you?” The angel answered, “Nothing, somebody paid already your bill long time ago. His name was JESUS!”

To deep? To philosophically? To religious? Maybe. Maybe not. Already in advance MERRY CHIRSTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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