In West Virginia folklore there is a story
of a country doctor who was called out to a holler late one night
to assist a woman about to give birth. By the time the doctor
arrived at the farmhouse, things had progressed to a point where
the doctor asked the husband to help him
by holding a gas lantern up high in order to illuminate the
makeshift delivery room.
Before long, the courageous mother
delivered a healthy baby boy. As the father lowered the lantern, the doctor barked an order to
keep the lantern aloft: "We're not done yet." Shortly, a
second child appeared on the scene, a healthy baby girl. Shaken by
the unexpected arrival of twins, the father heard the doctor say
once again, "We can't stop now. It looks as if it's going to be
triplets." To which the stunned father, still holding the lantern
high, replied, "Do you think it's the light that's attracting
them?"
Light has a quality of attraction. I recently left my office door
open late one afternoon in our mountain home and, at dusk, the
light from within attracted -- a hummingbird! (Coaxing a
hummingbird out of the house is a little like pushing a rope.
Mostly, whatever you do doesn't work.)
You, too, have a light that attracts...an inner light. Not
visible to the naked eye, but apparent just the same. We speak of
a "twinkle" in the eye or a "flicker" of warmth in the heart.
Some people shine with a light of kindness. Others emit a light
of hope. There are those who glow with enthusiasm and still
others who radiate love.
Almost all creatures are drawn to light, including humans. Do you
want to attract people to you? Positive and life-affirming inner
qualities can attract people like a warm fire on a cold night. What
will draw other people to you best cannot be purchased in any
department store. They will respond to that which radiates from
within.
You may not always see it, but your light is shining through. And
it's one of your most attractive qualities!
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