Hope’s
journey
Once upon a time
there was a star. Her name was Hope. She
was living in a different place than us. She doesn’t have a house but she has her
own world up there in the Universe.
She always
wanted to come in our world to see how it feels to have all these nice things
that we have: a car, a house, money and a heart. Some people are poor and some
people are rich but that star thought that all people must have just a little
bit of love inside them.
The little star
planned her journey carefully before going on to the Earth. She thought about
everything. She wanted to go in winter because in the summer would be too hot
for her. All her friends were sad because of her unexpected idea of going away
in a world too far from them. But there was no way to turn back.
The time passed
and winter came down there so the star prepared everything for her journey. She
said goodbye to all her friends and told them that she’ll come back if she
doesn’t like there.
She’s going now,
she’s almost there…10 more seconds…that’s it, and she fell into our world. She
can see everything, she can hear but she can’t move. She lost her shinny
life…she became a rock in the shape of a star. She was solid outside but she
had life inside.
Oh, no! What did
she do? She wanted to shine again. She can’t have all those things she wished
for, none of them. She cannot live like a real person. What went wrong then?
She was supposed to be like everyone else.
She was laying
on the ground waiting for someone to notice her. All people were busy, they
were just running for nothing. While she waited there she saw all the pain that
people are going through. They don’t believe in magic, they don’t believe in
themselves anymore. Maybe this winter didn’t freeze only the lakes maybe it
froze their hearts too. They lost everything they had at the beginning of their
lives. They all had a star. But Hope knew that her mission is to find the
person she belonged to but how?
The days passed
and no one noticed Hope. She was hopeless now. How was she supposed to find
that person? Maybe it could help her to go back home…up there.
One day a girl
passed by her and took Hope in her hands. Hope did never see such a smiley face
in all her days laying on the ground waiting for somebody to pick her up.
Surprising the girl began talking to her. She was talking to Hope. She told
Hope her name. People used to call her Wildsmile because all people said about
her that she is crazy but Hope couldn’t see anything crazy in her. She was the
happiest person that she saw but she could not speak to her. L Why do people think she’s crazy? She is so kind and so loving even
if she doesn’t have a house, she lives on the streets. She doesn’t have all
those things people have but she has a good heart. She doesn’t have a family
but she has love. She doesn’t have money but she feeds all the dogs and cats
around the place. People say she is poor but she is richer that any of those
people with cars and houses and money. Hope understood now what means to be
truly poor and what means to be rich. It wasn’t about money it was just about
your heart. Wildsmile told Hope that her parents died in a car accident and now
she is alone in this big world. She wished to be a star. They are never alone,
they are always together. Tears came out of Wildsmile eyes. Hope wanted to cry
too but she couldn’t…she was just a rock with a heart inside that no one knew
about it, maybe just Wildsmile.
Wildsmile told
Hope that she used to be much happier than now. Once she had her parents with
her but now she only has the dogs and the cats and Hope of course. Hope was
thinking… she wished Wildsmile to be the person she belonged to.
Hope began to
like on Earth because that girl made everything to be worth living. She has a
beautiful smile when she talks to Hope and her eyes are shinning like she used
to shine up there in the Universe. She
may be a star. Could she be a star…? Maybe.
It was a sunny
day when Wildsmile went to visit her parents in a cemetery. She took Hope with
her too. Hope saw their pictures. They seemed so happy. Hope was asking
herself, why do good people have to die and bad people do everything they want
and they never face with problems? It will come to an end? There were some things on Earth that she
couldn’t understand. Why good people are the ones who get always in trouble
just because of that? Hope thought this is a sad world but there were some
people like Wildsmile who made a difference. She loves to help people like her
because she knows very well how it feels to be poor. Day by day Hope missed her
precious house. She didn’t belong on Earth. Her place was somewhere far away
and no one knew about it.
One day
Wildsmile told Hope what happened when her parents died.
“They died in
the morning but in the evening something strange happened. I was looking at the
sky and I saw two shinny stars falling down then I heard my parents’ voices.
They were saying: “My dear child you’ll never be alone, we’ll always be with
you!” Then I closed my eyes and I fell asleep. Maybe it was just a dream. “
Hope was confused
now. What if someone died when she fell down on Earth? She wanted back there in
the Universe; things were too complicated in this world. Or maybe she should
find those two stars and ask them if they know how to go back home.
One night when
Wildsmile was sleeping Hope was wondering how she could find those two stars.
Hope never sleeps, she doesn’t need to rest because she is not a human being.
Then she heard a voice whispering: “A star that does not wish to come on Earth
will not live. But you wanted so much to come here therefore you have to live
not like a human but like a star. Your heart will help you follow your dream.”
Hope thought
about it…What was her dream before coming on Earth? She wanted to be like
everyone else, like all these people. Was it really that her wish? No, her wish
was to see how it feels to be a human but not to be like one.
One year passed
since Hope fell down on Earth. In that year she spent all the time with
Wildsmile. Hope wanted to be like her.
One day
Wildsmile told Hope: “When I was a star I wanted the same thing you wanted. I
always wanted to come here to see how it feels. They are not my real parents. They
didn’t die as I told you; they died trying to send me home. They found me how I
found you. They couldn’t send me back home but they loved me how no one did
before. This is the only sad thing from our world. I was waiting for you. I
know you can’t talk but I know you can hear me and that you see me.
We have to find
the door that leads to our world. We don’t have too much time. There’s only 7
days left. After 7 days the door will be shown and only you can see it because
you’re not a human yet. If we fail I’ll die and you’ll be a rock with no life
forever. That’s the reason you came here.”
Where could that
door be? Wildsmile said it will be in the most beautiful place from the
world. Where would that place be? They have to find out.
Hope thought
about what she used to see from Universe. Is it The Eiffel Tower? Or maybe are
those nice museums? What is it? Wildsmile remembered that her parents told her
before they died that the door is somewhere that has life but is not a person.
It has life but
it is not a person…It’s really hard to understand.
It was winter
but spring came. The trees came to live having those wonderful green
leaves. Snowdrops appeared under the
thin layer of snow. Flowers spread their sweet perfume everywhere. It seemed to be a different world.
Hope thought
about it. That’s the most wonderful place that the door could open in. The
nature has life but is not a person. It dies when autumn comes then it comes
back to life when spring comes. This is wonderful! The door could be anywhere.
The days passed
so quickly that Hope and Wildsmile didn’t even notice. The seventh day came and
the door should be opening soon at midnight.
That place was
in their hearts. At midnight they thought about a world full of trees, flowers,
rivers, mountains and wonderful fields.
At midnight a
door opened. A big door like they’ve never seen before. It was surrounded by
roses of all colours. It seemed to be the door that leads to their world. When
they wanted to go through it a voice whispered: “Only one star can come in. The
one that became a human does not belong in this world anymore.”
Hope began to
cry, she didn’t want to go there without Wildsmile, she was her friend.
Wildsmile said
to Hope:
“Hope, you must go, that’s what you want!”
“The time is running out, go now!”
Hope finally
decided to go, but she promised herself she’ll find a way to take Wildsmile
home. When Wildsmile was about to put Hope inside, she became a human too and
the door closed.
“What happened,
why am I a human Wildsmile?”
She could talk
now; she was a girl like Wildsmile. She was wondering what went wrong.
When they were
trying to figure out what really happened, another door opened. It was such a
simple door without roses. It had just a star above it that said:
“This door is for those ones that don’t leave
their friends behind.”
That was the
real door that would lead them home. They both knew it. They’re going home!
They went trough that door living two stars of rock behind them and their story
written on the ground. They just thought about it and their story was there.
That story was for people, maybe they’ll understand one day that the most
important thing is not the outside but the beauty of the heart.
After a few days
people noticed that Wildsmile was gone. They never helped Wildsmile when she
was there, they didn’t even talk to her but they were used to see her around
them. They found the story written on the ground and those two stars of rock.
They understood what they do. That story was so clear for them and it was
shouting in their ears:
“DON’T EVER LOOK
AT THE OUTSIDE BUT INSIDE” A breeze from nowhere touched their hearts. A peace
like they never felt before surrounded their souls. From that day some people
changed but some people didn’t. From that day Earth became a better place to
live in.
Smile like you
never did before, be happy, give more and expect less from others. Love more
than you expect to be loved by others. Be the real you everytime. Let people
know who you really are and you’ll always be a winner. Be good and be kind with
everyone. You never know what life has prepared for you.