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The
Little Girl Who Had Everything
(An
allegory – A children’s story for all of us)
By
Pamela
Perry Blaine
©
October 2005
Once
upon a time in the land of Plenty, which was in the state of Abundance,
lived
a little girl who had more than just a few things…more than several
things….and
even more than numerous things. Yes,
she had loads of
this
and a plethora of that. In
fact, she had everything.
The
little girl’s parents treasured all of their family.
She and her family
had
very little money yet they had everything. The little girl had many, many
gifts
that
had been given to her. She
had so much that we cannot list it
because
it’s difficult to write down everything.
There
were some children who didn’t have everything and they would
pass
by the little girl’s house and say, “There lives the little girl who
has
everything.” These children
would pass by with longing in their eyes
and
wondered what it would be like to have everything because
they
didn’t have everything. It
was very sad because they really had
nothing
because they didn’t have everything.
The
little girl had grown so accustomed to having everything that she took
everything
for granted. It wasn’t long
until she had forgotten the
meaning
of everything.
The
little girl thought she wanted to be like those children who had
nothing
so she began to stuff everything into closets.
She tried to put
everything
away but it never seemed to work out very well.
She tried to
hide
everything underneath her bed and anywhere that she could
shove
everything. Everything was everywhere in her home and she
couldn’t
seem to keep everything in boxes or closets.
What
was she to do with everything?
The
little girl asked her mother, “Mother, would you like to have
everything?”
but her mother replied that she already had everything.
Next,
the little girl went to her brother and asked him if he she could
give
everything to him. Her
brother exclaimed, “Yuck! What
are you trying
to
give me, girl stuff? I
don’t want any old girl stuff!”
“Oh
no”, said the little girl. It’s
not girl stuff... it’s everything.
“Oh,
…Everything?” he said quietly, “I already have everything.”
The
little girl thought about asking her baby sister about everything
because
her baby sister’s eyes seemed to see everything but she
couldn’t
talk yet so she thought it wouldn’t do her much good to ask.
The
little girl went to everyone she knew and asked them about everything
and
what to do. Everyone else
seemed to either already have everything
or
they didn’t understand about everything.
Many were curious and thought
that
the little girl was very fortunate to have everything. Some even asked
how
she got everything and how they could get everything too, but the
little
girl had ignored everything for so long that she couldn’t
even
tell them about everything.
The
little girl was sad because she didn’t know what to do about everything.
The
little girl searched and searched for the answer.
Finally,
the little girl went to her Father and said, “Father, could
you
tell me about everything?”
Her
Father smiled as he put his arm around the little girl and said,
“I’m
glad you finally came to me with your problem.
I’ve been waiting for
you
to come and talk with me. Do
you remember that I am the one
who
gave you everything?
The
little girl nodded and said, “I guess I had forgotten that everything
came
from you, Father.”
“Yes,
I have given you many gifts and but most of all I gave you
everything
and now you can share everything with those who have
nothing.
If you accept everything that I have given you, then you will
always
have everything. Remember
when I showed you the most
excellent
way?* It’s all in my book
that I gave you”, her Father said.
“Oh
my, the Book!” the little girl exclaimed.
“How could I have
forgotten?”
she asked herself as she went to look for it.
The
little girl went back to her room and looked all over before she found
the
book that her Father had given her. She
found everything right there
in
the book. Her eyes had just
not been focused on everything until now.
She
hugged the book to her and then began to read the book that she
had
long forgotten. She had been
so busy that she had failed to remember
about
the book. It was a book of
teachings about everything! Now
she
would
know what to do about everything. The
little girl was very excited!
As
the little girl began to read, she saw where the book said to be thankful
for
everything. She remembered
that she was supposed to share
everything
with those who had nothing. From
that day on
the
little girl began to share everything.
The
book her Father had given her explained everything. The little girl was
not
perfect because she didn’t live in the land of Perfect but one day she
knew
that she would go to live there and everything would be there.
Meanwhile,
the little girl spent much of her time telling the other children
who
had nothing all about everything. She took them by the hand and
introduced
them to her Father who loves all children and
she
told them how they could have everything.
“…and
the greatest of these is love.”
1
Corinthians 13
By
Pamela
Perry Blaine
©
October 2005
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