I open my eyes and suddenly I see a TV set. In my hand I find a remote control. I then push a random button and an opening tune fills the room. A spiritual sort of voice announces … Heavennnnnn’s got talent!!! Oh boy.. my curiosity is aroushed. What is this? A spiritual channel that I can watch in my sleep? All the earthly programs have been given a divine make over? Could have been one of my ideas, given the fact that I have this weird sort of humour from time to time.
A stage.. a theatre… A desk with three people and big buttons. A TV host is interviewing a contestant. “Are you feeling nervous before you perform?” The contestant is full of confidence. “No.. not at all, I do this all the time”.. Then it’s show time.. 
The contestant then enters the stage. In the jury are : Buddha, Mother Theresa and Walt Disney. What kind of act are you going to perform? The contestant stands firm and says he will show the audience how spiritual he is.
Well.. surprise us… Buddha says. . The contestant is all over the stage. Reciting long phrases about all the knowledge he has gathered in his life and how skilled he is. In the middle of his story Walt Disney pushes the button. The front of the desk shows a big heart with a cross through it. The contestant is not amused by this but still continues to tell his story. He tells how he’s helping people with his vision and how people still have so much to learn. How he is so tired of all the people who don’t understand it and are ignorant to his truth. Unwilling to accept his truth. Mother Theresa and Buddha almost simultaneously press the button. Three crosses through three hearts. The rules state that this is the time where the contestant must finish their act. The contestant looks up with irritation written all over his face. Full of disbelief. “I haven’t finished yet” he says. “How can people not want to hear this?”
Walt Disney is the first one to speak. “I have heard many words from you. You speak of all your knowledge… I seem to miss some elements in your story… Love and joy. That reached out to me. That’s why you are not entering the next round. Mother Theresa then speaks. “I also heard many words. ” “I heard you talk about OTHERS and I felt a sence of you being judgemental. You don’t seem to allow them to be who they are…”. That is how I felt. That’s why you don’t get to go to the next round. Buddha is the last one to speak. “I heard many words from you.” “I heard you talk about THE truth” “Your intentions are good, but I miss the part of compassion towards others”. That’s what I felt. You are not going to the next round. Thank you for participating. The contestant then leaves the stage in disbelief. As he walks past theTV host, he pushes him aside, full of anger. As he walks away you can hear pieces of his words… “who do they think they are… no idea of what talent is… ”
The next contestant is a humble looking woman. She takes her spot on the stage. The jury asks her the same question about what she’s going to do for them. The woman answers… “I’m going to myself”. The next thing that happened was, the jury watched the woman. Just standing there. Eyes closed. Minutes went by. As it was meant to be, soft music filled the theatre. The woman had this beautiful glow coming from her heart. She just stood there, pure and simple. Being herself. As the woman opened her eyes, she sees the jury. Smiling. Not a single heart with a cross on the desk. Buddha says.. We all agree. You are going to the next round. You got the idea. You are who you are, nothing more, nothing less. You take you place with an attitude of being humble. You accept others for who they are and you do not speak about them. That was lovely. Thank you.
The woman then smiles and as she leaves the stage, she passes the TV host. Smiles at him and is seems like a glow of light is following her on her way out.
I rub my eyes. Did I dream all this? Was I watching TV? As I turn on the light.. the TV set is on standby… Hmm.. .
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