Inspired by Craig Peters.
This is the story of the greatest diamond that have ever existed. This diamond it's so huge that everyone desires to have it, touch it, see it or at least hear it.
...and it all began in one little village in the middle of the Celtic woods. There, everything was green and luscious, beautiful scenery of a eternal spring day. Sunny, colourful; joyous with bird songs, fresh aromas of wet grass and naughty flowers. The perfect place to never grow old.
Every person in that magical place knew of little Chris. Chris the smart, the helpful, the wise. For he was always present when you needed him the most, either to help you carry a stone, or carry you after a broken bone. He'd appeared out of nowhere and to nowhere he'd return once his helpful tricks would take you for a ride.
To him, little Chris, everyone would ask about the Great Diamond. Everyone knew of its existence, but nobody knew where to find it. Many have told the many stories over the many generations. Thousands of stories of great men and women who once had the grace of coming closer to the shiny crystal. Some said they even touched it once, but no one has ever hold it long enough. For it is elusive to the darkness of the soul. The more you wanted it the less you could have it.
Only those of pure white heart could ever dream to come close to it. Only him of clear intentions could hear the calling of its love.
One day, little Chris found himself battered and sad with thoughts of no control. He who helped everything and everyone could not come to help himself for his heart hold one big secret, the secret of his origens and destination.
Little Chris lived in a timeless world of no future and no past, making a living by helping to live. However, in return for his services, as a pay, he would only get, time after time the same question from those he helped. -Where is the Great Diamond? I know you know. Please tell me boy, where it is?
Little Chris knew that every time after helping someone in need, the same question would pop out of that person's mouth making him retract into darkness where he'd pondered alone, until somebody else would need of him again, awakening his strength and will to serve.
On that day little Chris began to run in search of answers. Guided only by a beautiful song in the back of his head, the sound of silence, the clear ringing of the Great Diamond who called upon him to come and help him be.
Running blind he could hear the voices of the people he once helped, serving as guides across the mighty land. Rrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg the Great Diamond rang. "Hurry Chris I need your help" but he could see nothing, no diamond, no light... and he began to cry. Rivers of tears flow and a pond form below. He, absorbed in a trance of sadness, empty and weak let all his darkness flow. Tears and more tears were cried from little Chris' eyes.
Where is the Great Diamond? he could hear, thousands of voices calling for him. "I DONT KNOW" the boy cried out loud, and as his tears flooded the soil where he sat, and he began to sink into the ground.- He didn't care, as he had renounced ownership of life, and he kept on crying. Whipping.
Rrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnggggggg was all he could hear, as the ground swallowed him alive.
In that moment, somewhere else, all the villagers heard the call. Rrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnngggggg. - "IT'S THAT BOY"- Everybody shouted at once. - "He has found the Great Diamond!"
Rrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggggggg - "We must go to him at once, he needs of all of us!" - But nobody knew where to find him or how to look for him. Then, The Elder of the Clan shouted - "IN DARKNESS, You'll find the boy in Darkness" And so, everyone closed their eyes and began to walk in darkness, trusting that the sound of the Great Diamond would guide them to the boy.
Seconds after, a voice was heard. - "IAM the light that shows you your heart, I am the boy that helps you survive. I am the servant that keeps you alive, I am the Great Diamond please find me."
And all the villagers found the boy and it was a beautiful day. Shiny, clear blue skies when one boy found his home.
Moral: Always trust your darkness for it will guide you to the light.
