Hans-Guenter Pahl
Wilhelmshaven - Germany 
" Schwarzer Löwe im goldenen Feld "
Pahl Family Memorial Site
Hans-Guenter PahlWilhelmshaven - Germany |
 THE MESSAGEA message for me awaiting delivery !But I am not there to receive - I am busy as usual Many things that keep me occupied I pretend not to notice the one approaching me Oh yes , I do not turn down an outstretched hand rubbed under my nose, how could I ? Ready to help as commanded to do ! ? Rendering a moment of doubtful comfort to a troubled soul All but a drop in the ocean of tears .... Then turning quickly away, too fast plunging back into convenient " activity ". Forgotten is the misery encountered just the moment before " Oh yes, where were we ....? Where did we stop ? ...." Life continues ... we hardly keep pace ... THE MESSAGE IS URGENT - THE LINE IS STILL BUSY - AS USUAL . Do I not see the afflictions ? Do I not hear the outcries for help ? They who are in need do not always manage to shout, to pull at my arms, to stretch their weak and pleading hands ... Their message is urgent, yet my line stilll signals " OCCUPIED " For how long still ? For how long ? Finally I receive the message - it contains of no words, just a silent plea : " WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG ? " " YOU ARE NEEDED - DO NOT LET GO LIKE THE TIMES BEFORE " Suddenly I realize : little do I really care, little do I appreciate the broken hearted, the beaten spirits , the afflicted souls, the Blind, Deaf, Mute and Lame ... They ALL HAVE TO BE CARRIED, not just for a moment that passes ... And I lower my head, bend my knees - trapped in my guilt and shame .. How ridiculous, how petty seem many of my " problems " in view of unspeakable sorrow and tragedy .... Heavenly Father ....FORGIVE The excessive, useless load that kept me so occupied sweeps away Suddenly the message flows unhindered on the waive-length of the spirit ... Did I not think that I knew the facts of life ? Yet ...I have got to learn ... little by little ... through the eyes of a child ... How I yearn for humility, simplicity, purity, charity, understanding and caring .... FINALLY I GOT THE MESSAGE - NOW I MUST STRIVE TO MAINTAIN .... Hans-Guenter Pahl - Nov 1985 |
