Challenge of Living from one's Heart

"The boat is coming to take me home because I have failed in my studies here in school" said the boy to his teacher.

" what can I say to my family?"

"say that u did u r best and that is as much as anyone can do" answered the teacher

"But I wanted to be a famous teacher and teach others"

" u can"

"how?" asked the boy

"Live from u r heart. I will show u. Do u see that boat making its way across the lake with the sun setting behind it?"

"yes"

"do u see its wake spreading across the lake?. See how the boat looks like the apex of a golden traingle as the the wake fans out from its bow"

"sort of"

"squint" said the teacher

" That boat is u as u leave the school. The lake is u r life. The wake is the effect that u will make on the world. Each ripple triggers another ripple, which triggers another. By constantly striving to live as wise and loving of a life as u can, u can teach the path of love to everyone you meet simply by being u r self; a few of these people will pass on u r good example to others. Thus the expanding golden wake of good work begets other good works. Most important, notice how each ripple catches the sun and bounces its light back to heaven"

" would u come home with me and explain all of this to my father" asked the boy.