(I was inspired by this brilliant piece of music, and I recommend Lacey Sturm's music and the band she once was the singer for known as Flyleaf.) 1066Please respect copyright.PENANADOevbih3WG
Once upon a child with a mind like a tempest, was a dream that lay dormant inside the child's soul.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAKnSLa2HU9Y
Now, the child knew of the dream's existence, but didn't care for it.1066Please respect copyright.PENANARSAQLeKHKx
You see, the child had a problem that many in this life counted by days would never face.1066Please respect copyright.PENANA59Gm79MNuc
The child did not exist.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAgZDI29pcZT
Though he lived and breathed in the world of every human, he was unfamiliar with the concepts of the world, for before his birth he was made nonexistent and his soul was brought to a world that could only half-exist.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAcfwjj5YyZk
When the child was brought to the world of the normal humans, no one understood him.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAFxnQrMvSNj
No one heard him. No blood was related to his.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAW4uIqzoi4Q
To all he met, he was considered nonexistent not only because of his difference in personality, but also in appearance.1066Please respect copyright.PENANABfzo9kAW0c
The child wasn't like all children with their rosy cheeks and their soft hands.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAqYuvkMLc0c
He was a child that was scrawny, with a face of hopelessness and sorrow.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAPQfkQsZwjy
He had unkempt hair and bruises on his face.1066Please respect copyright.PENANASZLwzRlYCJ
Because of this, he was abused and rejected by other humans.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAcIEeFmBiae
And because of this, his dream slept coldly inside his soul.1066Please respect copyright.PENANANfKCGdLKTX
Until one day...1066Please respect copyright.PENANAoYj1MBqnks
A man of sorrow and pain stood alone at the edge of his life.1066Please respect copyright.PENANA8e6j80hOJB
A roaring storm raged around him.1066Please respect copyright.PENANA50BOCJoWgo
Thunder drummed loudly and lightning shot all around.1066Please respect copyright.PENANARZzBLttNSA
The sky was a dark grey with clouds that were spun by the unsettling winds.1066Please respect copyright.PENANANwuhnvwgkJ
However, the man did not feel the setting around him.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAg2zuDlGclk
He did not feel wonder or worry. Peace nor fight.1066Please respect copyright.PENANA7yaB0NuShR
He only felt emptiness and lamentation.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAFJaeMObqhN
The man had questioned for so long what the purpose of his life was ever since he was a child that never existed.1066Please respect copyright.PENANA8ciyFio5qB
He had lost all hope of ever dreaming and he had decided that the only way to ever feel alive was for him to die.1066Please respect copyright.PENANA647wYP5Jcp
As he looked down where only jagged rocks like knives lay, he breathed a silent sentence and let himself fall with the tears that he had held inside for so long.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAh4F83MCAQX
The child opened his eyes.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAHxqcUKjjwV
Crystal blue water surrounded him and bright light shone in front of him.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAcaTIzWsLUZ
A figure of a man walked towards him.1066Please respect copyright.PENANA1YCdRdAoi6
The figure was beyond extravagant, with robes of white and a face that shone brighter than the sun itself. 1066Please respect copyright.PENANAqtMtTJgclN
He held his nail-pierced hands out wide and walked to the child.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAcyjsK7Ju66
"Do not be afraid, my child." began the man, whose voice was both powerful and peaceful, "For I am with you."1066Please respect copyright.PENANAACoN3oEQpN
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The child, who trembled at the sight of the man and all of his brilliance, stared at him with eyes that grew with a wonder.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAOftjGlHrv1
Why would any man speak to him? What was the man's intentions behind his words?1066Please respect copyright.PENANAShfvhzuHq7
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"Do not hold onto to the pains of your past and what others say to you, for words of no worth fade in the end." said the man.1066Please respect copyright.PENANASDy5YrDN0f
"But how can I do so if I am all alone?" asked the child in a weak and silent voice.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAxCLbnxxL5g
"You may feel alone in your battle in this life, with everyone you meet trying their best to bring you down, but if you hold onto the One who was given you life, you will never be alone."1066Please respect copyright.PENANACdM3GdNdVo
"But I have no purpose. I don't exist. Why would anyone stand beside me?" asked the child.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAUk9bCqAVPN
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The man smiled and knelt down so that he could be at the same height of the child.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAb5V84vR8na
"My child, you do have a purpose. You have a purpose that comes in the form of a dream. You have been given this dream so that you may fulfill it, but not alone.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAwlV4ytTSTg
For every dream is created so that it may glorify the Lord above, and if man was to accomplish a dream alone, the dream would become dead. The Lord has been waiting for you to let Him into you so that your questioning of existence may cease and that you may find rest in Him.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAWNUL6rN589
You do exist, even if others don't believe that you do. You do not exist because of them, but because of the One who was died for you."1066Please respect copyright.PENANAnIQaI5qiwg
"I...I..." began the boy. His voice trembled and tears began to fall. The words of the man had pierced though a storm that was dark and horrid, a storm that haunted the boy. 1066Please respect copyright.PENANAp7MTByfowL
"Who...are you?" whispered the boy.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAkwJT4ydIWv
"I Am." replied the man, wiping away the timid child's tears.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAtyAd9CuFgR
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The child looked at the man. His face was brighter and his hand were held out wide.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAHfNdyXeril
The boy noticed scars from nails on the man's wrists.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAbwaHLFnChe
At that moment, the boy knew who he spoke to and he began to cry tears of relief.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAyLs6ZRsoIQ
The boy fell into the man's arms and the man held the child assuredly.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAciqVQl39fs
"I tell you this, your pain and trials of this life are far from over, but you will never be alone, for I have felt all your pain and I shall stand with you till and after your end has come."1066Please respect copyright.PENANA1bI2dNP2dU
"Thank you..." replied the child.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAbXu2DCITFo
At that moment, the crystal blue separated and the light of the man took over the surroundings.1066Please respect copyright.PENANA5lj6BNBBbS
The man of sorrow and pain opened his eyes and stood up.1066Please respect copyright.PENANA6A7gPFldWO
The sea flowed gently and the sky was colored with a sunset of brilliance, with stars that fell gently into the sea.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAMnVXAWu4PI
The man smiled a smile that he had never before.1066Please respect copyright.PENANACIOwA7RQBg
He smiled peacefully.1066Please respect copyright.PENANAdmRnU6awXm
For he, the man who had once not existed, had found a purpose though the storm that had held under waters of chaos for so long. 1066Please respect copyright.PENANAMOguJeA7Dg
He found something to hold onto, something to keep him breathing, something to keep him alive...and he was going to chase it till the end if his days.1066Please respect copyright.PENANASfmE1MrvU8