stardustcboy's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Story of Little Sancho - Chapter 4: The man, his salvation and his final lesson. Do not read this until you have read And And THE STORY OF LITTLE SANCHO � CHAPTER 4: The man, his salvation, and his final lesson. the day at the gravestones was not the last for little Sancho, for he had many a demon to vanquish before he could be at peace. All his life he had run, as many of us do, from the sorrows that plagued him�to forget. But life has its way with us all, and the more we run, the more we struggle against the past that has shaped us, the more painful life becomes� �all would be better if I just ended it here. Life is worthless, I am worthless, I have done nothing, achieved nothing. dying would be the only thing that makes it all better. Then there would be no more pain and people could live on without me. I am not strong enough. I cannot live any longer. My wife has left me and I am forsaken without her. If only I could die and never again feel what I feel at this moment.� To which I replied� �dearest Sancho, I have learned a great deal from you. Of all the things I have learned, it is that despite what happens in our lives, we must face it with strength and faith. You have taught me, my beloved Sancho, that it is only the weak who lay down and die in the face of aridity and aversion. Look! Look, little Sancho! How far you have come! How can you say you have achieved nothing? how can you say you are nothing? these words! They are a tragedy falling from you lips Sancho! Do not back out on me now! For you would go against all that you have taught, and you would be but a lying, weak hypocrit. You life, little Sancho, is a story that is told by those whom survive you when you are gone. What kind of story do you want your life to be? Ask yourself. Do you want your story to be a tragedy, a sorrowful tale of a man beset by woe, only to succumb and be devoured? Or do you want your story to be a story of heroism, of hardships overcome, of love lost and love won. Ask yourself little Sancho, ask yourself, are you a tragic fool or a great hero? Have you inspired those you have known and loved? Or have you left them with nothing but bitterness and regret and sorrow? You must have FAITH little Sancho, FAITH that the universe, that GOD has a greater plan for you�for us all. You must have FAITH that all of this has its purpose in the great scheme of all things and that in the end, your story will be as YOU make it. FAITH Sancho, is all that we have, and HOPE is all that we can cling to when the times are dark and we are but lost on the seas of the cosmos. THAT my dear Sancho, is what YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME. So listen to your words now, find strength in me, find faith in God and all will be as it should.� That is what I said unto him, word for word� �Son�I wanted to call and tell you. I went to court today and they said that I wasn�t guilty of sexual assault. They made me plea guilty to harassment, but it was just a fine of $750 dollars. I�m free son. I�m free. I wanted to call and tell you. You have been there son, for me, when all was lost. I couldn�t have done it without your strength and support son. You showed me, you showed me my faith, you showed me that everything does indeed happen for a reason, and that God is always with us. Thank you son. Thank you.� To which I tearily replied� �Father�Dad�I�I am merely giving back to you, all that you have given me in all the years of my life. THANK YOU Dad. I love you.� Such is the story of little Sancho�my father�my hero�my idol. He has taught me many a great thing, and his life is testimony to the strength and light of the human spirit. Perhaps we all could learn something from the story of little Sancho. I know for a fact that I have. I have learned that life is what we make of it. If this story were never to have happened, then I, your dear narrator, would have never happened; and moreover, I would not be here to tell the story of little Sancho, and recount to you the acts of heroism, bravery and strength of a man beset by tragedy and loss. I would not be able to tell you that HIS story does indeed have a happy ending; and he will be at peace and TRULY live� HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Amen. My heart is full. 1:26 p.m. - 2004-10-16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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