A Modern Fairy Tale. Let Life Happen.

A Modern Fairy Tale: Let Life Happen.

He was afraid of dying. Terrified to have a heart attack. He imagined that nobody would be on time to save him. Beneath that layer of fear he discovered all sorts of other fears. Nasty fears. Ugly as hell. Monstrous. He saved them all in his 'treasure box'. Fear of suffocation. Claustrophobia. Fear of being murdered. The list was neverending. Key locked. Nobody would see it. It would be too painful to be vulnerable. He preferred to live in his golden cage. He created it with his own thoughts. Then he started to believe in them and acted upon it. Slave of his own products. No servant. Master of science in being an idiot. His relationships started well, but after some months he managed to invent reasons to chase people away. He wanted to be alone. In his golden cage.

He could continue his terrible game of fooling himself for a very long time. Until he met a special woman. Sometimes it takes a unicorn to make all the difference. Someone who is not afraid to speak the deep truth. She was brave. She was a true blessing. Beautiful. White. Light. Magic. She only appears when the heart is pure. She faced the obstacles in him and decided to support him. She understood what was going on deep within his soul. She watched him using his tricks to get rid of her. She played the game with him. She was only watching his behavior. When the time was right, she bought a golden mirror. She handed it over. He did not understand it right away. He looked at himself in the mirror. He was beautiful. His ego felt king of the world. Then he tried to get control over the situation again. He wanted to use the mirror to steer her mind. She knew that that would happen. She was confident. She loved herself too much to feel any difference.

The golden mirror had a healing substance on it. The minute he touched the gold decorating the mirror he started to change. His transformation was complete. It had a huge impact on him. It was as if his deepest fears were coming out of his heart and longues. His throat was infected. All his past life misery got cleaned. He saw the worst things happening to him. It was aweful. He had to face it. All of it. The miracle was that - watching these horrible scenes - he never got damaged. He was in perfect shape. Then he realized something. Could it be that his thoughts were the root cause of his colden cage products? He cried. His heart opened. For the very first time in his adult life. He felt bad for all people that came into his life. They all had given him a part of their heart. Love so sweet.

He looked again in his treasure box. He could not believe his eyes. Instead of huge monsters killing his ego, the treasure box now contained red roses. All souls that ever met him, left a piece of their heart to heal him. In silence. Hoping he would finally find the opportunity to love himself again. At soul level. With complete confidence in life. He was finally able to let life happen. He was so touched by the humble gestures, that he decided to do something in return to pass the love message in the universe. He promised himself to never again let his mind be the master of his life, he would only knock on its door to hire it as a wonderful servant. He was aware that every fear holds a key, an insight to become a better human version. He forgave himself. For being such an idiot. His heart healed. His soul got wings. He left his golden cage. He never created a golden cage again for others. He was free and set all other people in his life free as well. Free to love. Free to live. True love. True life. The unicorn danced. High in the sky. She was wearing a golden crown.

By Liesbeth Leysen