Tiny Ripples

The water tumbled down-stream, meandering along over stones and plant life free falling into Light Point Pond creating an infinite array of tiny symmetric ripples radiating outward across to the other side.

One tiny ripple paused and looked back as it rolled over the back of a large flat stone. “Hello, I’m a tiny ripple.” The stone replied, “Yes, I know you are a tiny ripple. And great will be your journey, far and wide even farther than you can begin to imagine. It will take but a moment’s breathe this journey of yours and you will do many great things for you carry LOVE, the essence of life wherever you travel. Go along now little one.”

The ripple murmured along and came upon a large green frog. “Hello green frog, I’m a tiny ripple.” The frog replied, “Yes, I know and I am grateful to know you. You deliver cool splashes of water across my back while I bask in the hot summer’s sun. Thank you, I love you.”

The tiny ripple flowed along and came upon a large water snake lazing in the cool swamp grasses. “Hello snake, I’m a tiny ripple.” The snake replied, “yes and you bring bugs and insects along with you that I might feast on their delicacy. Thank you, I love you.”

The tiny ripple kept on its journey and soon came upon a host of water lilies laughing and giggling in the summer breeze. “Hello lilies, I’m a tiny ripple.” The lilies giggled some more and said, “yes, we know. You tickle our feet and tussle our reeds and bend us over that we might gather fresh water in our mouths. Thank you, we love you.”

Soon the tiny ripple came to the edge of the pond and a great water fall. It began to shake and tremble and was frightened. The tiny rippled spoke to the waterfall, “hello waterfall, I’m a tiny ripple and I am afraid to fall.” The waterfall smiled and gently took the tiny ripple in its hands and said, “There is nothing to be afraid of. You are always surrounded by an infinite array of other ripples just like you. And they love you very much; you are always safe wherever you are. Your journey is only just beginning, for you have much love to carry out over many seas and oceans far and wide. And you shall travel lightly and quickly and bring the message of love to all you meet along the way. Remember you are an endless ripple in an endless sea soon to become a great wave carrying LOVE, life’s essence to all that you touch. Know you are never alone and always loved tiny ripple, for it is so.”

The waterfall then placed the tiny ripple down at the bottom of the falls and the ripple flowed on down the stream out to the sea where it would travel and become a great wave.