From Darkness to Light: A Parental Conversation About Life

This is a touching story I once heard from an American journalist and poet: In a mother’s womb, there were two babies. One turned to the other and asked, “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other replied, “Of course! There must be something after delivery. Maybe we’re here to prepare ourselves for what comes next.”

“Nonsense,” said the first. “There’s no life after delivery. What kind of life would that even be?”

“I’m not sure,” said the second, “but I think there will be more light than here. Maybe we’ll walk with our legs and eat with our mouths. Perhaps we’ll even have senses we can’t understand right now.”

The first dismissed this, saying, “That’s ridiculous. Walking is impossible, and eating with our mouths? That’s absurd. The umbilical cord is what scientifically provides us with everything we need. It’s too short for anything else. Logically, life after delivery can’t exist.”

The second replied, “But what if it’s different from being here? Maybe we won’t need that physical cord anymore.”

The first countered, “Okay, if there’s life after delivery, then tell me this: Why has no one ever come back from there? Delivery is the end of life. After delivery, there’s only darkness, silence, and oblivion—nothing more.”

The second said, “But surely we’ll meet our mother! She’ll take care of us.”

The first scoffed, “Mother? You actually believe in a mother? If she exists, where is she now?”

The second replied, “She’s all around us. We are part of her. It’s in her that we live. Without her, this world wouldn’t and couldn’t exist.”

The first insisted, “I don’t see her. It’s only logical that she’s not here.”

The second responded softly, “Sometimes, when you’re still and really listen, you can feel her presence. You can hear her loving voice calling down from above.”

May the green thread gently guide you, illuminating the path to discovering the light and hope that has always been within you, waiting to shine #ThreadsForLife