Life Lessons: Why You Shouldn’t Look for a Better Place

This parable about the holes is a wise parable and an instructive story for everyone who is looking for their place in life and asking what the meaning of life is.

The owner set the workers to dig, each in his own place with his own shovel, with his own hands. And they began to walk and watch how others were digging. One was looking for a better shovel, another was learning to dig, a third was talking about digging. Only one dug where he stood and entered into the joy of the owner.

This is what God’s voice says to your heart: You’re looking for purpose and asking where your field is. But I’ve already placed you on your land. In your family. In your work. In your city. In your heart. Dig here. Now. Don’t wait until you’re worthy. Don’t compare yourself to others. Don’t look at someone else’s land.

These parables about life hold wisdom and insightful thoughts about life’s values. This is God’s word, as in the Bible. This is a prayer without words. This is a beautiful story about forgiving yourself for waiting and finding happiness in simplicity.

This is a philosophy of the soul and a path of self-development without fuss. This is a spiritual awakening and an awakening of the soul. This is the living presence of God nearby. This is the home of the soul. This is faith and love turned into action. This is “the Kingdom of God is within you,” revealed in silence…

I come and ask not about what you studied, but about what you dug…