Wake Up

In olden times, before going to bed, little children used to
sit in their grandmother’s lap and ask her to tell them some fairy
tales and stories of animals or dragons. Grandma was expected
to satisfy the children’s hungry imaginations with an exciting
story that might have a hidden lesson. (In fact grandmas used
to be living encyclopedias for their grandchildren.) After the
story, the little children would slip into the valley of dreams, sometimes
becoming a part of the tale they heard from grandma.
One of the stories grandmother’s told was about an innocent
dove and a shrewd cat. The story tells how the dove saw
a cat and became frightened, because the cat could devour
her. Terrified, the dove closed her eyes to hide from the sight of
ferocious cat. She thought that if she could not see the cat, the
cat could not see her. But Dove forgot that the eyes of Cat were
open to catch her and make her his prey. While Dove was
feeling hidden and safe, Cat pounced, and soon he was enjoying
a wonderful feast of dove.
Though this story was told to entertain children, it carries
a big message for lost brethren. Let us understand this story in