The Sparkle

…Once there lived Sparkle. Little and invisible she used to fly above the Earth admiring the scenery below. The world’s greatness and beauty amazed her all the time. Sometimes she met other sparkles that were the same little and invisible. She recognized them by the light inner thrill and the subtle song.

Each sparkle had the unique song. Some of them were unpleasant and dissonant, but there were also the songs of such marvelous purity that our Sparkle got upset when her new unfamiliar friend flew away.

One day a wonderful song was heard from afar. The subtlest and almost imperceptible it resembled the distant echo of a small silver bell. The ringing was so miraculous, that the heart of Sparkle responded to it with the wave of affection. That wave caught Sparkle up and carried her to meet the nice stranger. While approaching, her inner thrill was getting stronger. Soon Sparkle was trembling all over in expectation of touching the Beautiful. She was excited when she saw that the nice stranger was shining as well as singing. The shining was scarcely visible and many others were not able to notice it, but that was the true Light!

“You are a Goddess, aren’t you?” Sparkle asked.

The Stranger burst out laughing. Her laugh was cheerful and kind, it was breaking into silver beads rolling all around. Sparkle felt relieved.

The Stranger burst out laughing. Her laugh was cheerful and kind, it was breaking into silver beads rolling all around. Sparkle felt relieved.

“I am the same as you are. I am the same as many others living around. Let me show you something that you have never seen! Let’s fly together!” Sparkle was filled with joy of getting the invitation.

They were flying for a long time. Happy songs of some strangers were wafted to the ears of Sparkle. Little by little the songs were mixing in the powerful harmonious chords. Then Sparkle saw the true Light coming from below!

However the most amazing thing Sparkle noticed only when she got nearer. Hundreds, thousands of shining sparkles were whirling in the swift vortex. They moved in the surprisingly harmonious order and their wonderful music was the same harmonious.

“What is this?” Spellbound Sparkle whispered.

“This is a bonfire.” The Stranger’s answer was. Her shining intensified and now it was seen quite clearly. “When spiritually close friends get together and arrange their sounds according to the certain rules, their music swells manifold and makes them shining. The Light is conspicuous for many, it can warm your heart and illuminate your way. When they fly away, their shining becomes dim and they keep the memory of this swift fiery dance at the bottom of their hearts.”

“Can’t they preserve their shining? If all of us start shining, the darkness will vanish!”

“This is the goal of many, who devote their lives to the Light. To achieve it, everyone should always sound in the harmony with all the others. So long as you have realized this, I would like to show you something else.”

They continued their flight. Sparkle felt sorry for leaving that cheerful festival of Music, Fire and Unity. Suddenly the idea came to her mind that they were flying above the places she had never been to in her infinitely long life. Soon there emerged a lake below them.

“This is the mirror of the World.” The Stranger whispered. “Look into it more attentively!”

At first the smooth surface of the water was absolutely dark. Then Sparkle discerned some light. That was the shining of the nice Stranger.

“Look, do look into it!”

There and then our heroine nearly cried out in surprise. There was a reflection of distant worlds twinkling in the depth of the lake. At the same moment she heard the gentle wonderful music coming from afar. It was not like the fire they had just seen. Distant sparkles were shining quietly and it seemed they did not depend on each other. But that was only the first impression. Soon it became clear to Sparkle that both their shining and music submitted to the initial harmony.

“These are Stars.” The Stranger murmured slowly not to break the magic of that moment. “Formerly they have been the same as we are now. They managed to awake the Light of their hearts and they became the Light themselves. Now the Light is their essence and the form of their existence.”

When they were leaving that magic lake, the Stranger said in her soft voice, “And now it is time for us to say goodbye.”

“But what should I do?” Sparkle was confused. “I would like to be of the same shining!”

“You have two ways,” The answer was. “The first one is simple. You may fly from a bonfire to a bonfire and join in the fiery symphonies. This way you will learn to sound in unison with all the others. You will comprehend the main rules of the harmony. And little by little you will create your own unique part that will intensify general music and shining. Soon you will learn to unite other sparkles and harmonize their melodies awaking the Light of their hearts. These Lights will grow and multiply. And – Who knows? – Your dream of the universal shining may come true! Well, goodbye, I have to go…”

“Wait a minute!” Sparkle exclaimed. “This is the first simple way. What is the second one?”

The Stranger looked at Sparkle attentively and smiled, “The second one is much simpler – become a Star!”