 Teacher and Stanzy came to a field by
the lake. In
the distance, someone had put up a fence around a large part of the
field. They were walking right towards it.
"Dear Stanzy," Teacher said. "Why do you think people build
fences?"
"I guess they must have livestock they want to keep in. They
might be afraid that without a fence, the animals will run away. Or
maybe they want strangers to know it is their land because they are
afraid stangers may trespass or steal from them?"
"So," Teacher said as he began to walk faster straight towards the
fence. "People build fences around the land for the same reason
they build fences around their souls. Because they have fears."
"Fences around our souls?" Stanzy pondered aloud.
"Yes. Built out of fear," he explained as he began to walk
even faster. Stanzy picked up the pace to match his. "We fool
ourselves into believing that our fences are there to protect us
and keep what we have safe. Yet, in truth they bind us and hold us
in. The fences that surround our souls serve only to keep us
isolated from the ALL and keep out what we need."
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