By Harold Klemp
“Rose” works in a day-care center. Every day when she drives to work, she likes to sing HU, which is a love song to God.
When she got to work one day, she found she was to be in charge of twelve children, ages two to three. She gathered up her little flock and joined the other children and teachers outside. As the little kids began to play and enjoy themselves, Rose found a quiet spot where she could keep on singing HU.
While she was singing HU, along came a moth. It was a beautiful, golden moth, and it landed on her blouse, right above her heart. Rose put out her hand, and the moth made its way down her arm to her hand and sat there.
The two- and three-year-old children saw immediately what was happening. They said, “It’s a gift from God to you.”
It was a golden moth—a beautiful moth. Several of the kids ran off to get another teacher. When that teacher came, she said, “Aw, it’s just an ugly moth.” A second teacher said, “It’s just a moth.” But the kids knew better.
God’s Love
So when it was time to go in, Rose and the kids talked about the moth as being a gift from God. Just before they went back into the school, they said to the moth, “We’re going to have to say good-bye now.” And the moth took off. It flew away, but it came back and landed on Rose once again. And the kids said, “You’ll always be with us, but you’ve got to go now.” Because the kids had to go too.
Then the moth took off for good. But it definitely could feel the love that was coming from the sound of HU and from Rose.
When Rose and the kids went inside, these little two- and three-year-olds talked about God’s love and the moth—how it had been time to let the moth go, but it would always be with them. The kids said, “We know that, Miss Rosie, God is always with us.”
The other teachers couldn’t shift gears, but the kids did just as naturally as a river follows its bed. They knew. And the adults, who supposedly knew much better than the kids, didn’t know at all.
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From “Shifting Gears” in The Master’s Talks in The Year of Thanksgiving—2008–9.
I love this story Sri Harold! Years ago I unlocked my mailbox only to find a big beautiful Golden Moth in it. It immediately flew on my arm. My dad had just passed away (translated) and I had the knowingness from you that it was this very soul. It would not leave my arm. I cried tears of joy. I told this soul that it could now go and I would be ok. the between us was incredible. Soul is limitless…thank you Mahanta for your wisdom and love!
Love between us ( other comment correction)
I appreciate this story so much. I had one also that this inspired me to share. I sing Hu most days on the way to work or many times throughout the day. A few months ago I was walking into work, I am a clerk for the Clerk of the Court, I noticed there was a large dragonfly lying upside down on the steps real close to the door of my office. I felt sad seeing it and continued on to my office door, I got to the door and realized I could not leave it just lying there. It was such a beautiful creature, at least let me lay it to rest in a nicer setting… Well I was quite surprised to find out when I scooped him up with a piece of paper that if moved! I had thought it was deceased. When I picked it up it immediately curled up its tail, wasn’t sure why? I placed the gorgeous creature in some tall pretty plants and sang Hu a few times. When I got to my desk, I searched why does a dragonfly curl up their tail? It said to lay eggs! I went out 2-3 times to check on my new friend. Each time it was sitting peacefully.. I wondered if it had flew into the glass door and knocked itself out? At lunch I stopped one more time to see how she was doing… this time I gently touched her back and sang hu… she gazed up at me, actually turned her head ( her eyes were silver beautiful) we locked eyes for a few moments I could feel this was soul to soul. I then smiling went off to lunch, I drive home every day to let my dogs out so had to part ways. When I returned the Sweet Dragonfly had passed, I was sad but also felt good knowing I may have helped her last moments.
*** I had written this comment yesterday but forgot to check the box… I do have a photo too but couldn’t see how to add it here. May the Blessings be everyone!