The Seven Date Seeds - Another reincarnation — YouTube from the CEC Library

I am in the twenty-first century, but a long time ago, in a previous life, I lived through a story that I will now share. I was sitting beneath a date palm, looking at the horizon with my arms resting on my legs. When I placed my hands on the ground, I touched a dried date that crumbled, leaving only the seed. I picked up the seed and looked at it for a long time. At that moment, a man approached and said, "This is good food for someone walking in the desert."

I raised my head and saw an elderly man standing before me with a satchel full of dates. He smiled and repeated, "This is good food for someone walking in the desert." I agreed with him. He sat beside me and, taking several dates in his right hand, offered me the fruit of the desert. I cupped my hands and accepted them. As I was about to eat them, he told me, "They are not for you."

I asked, "What do you mean?" He repeated, "They are not for you. If you want to eat them, I would ask you to tell a story." I asked, "A story?" He confirmed, "Yes, a story. It can be any story, but it must have an ending that conveys a message capable of positively affecting the life of one or more people. If it positively affects one person's life, it is already good work. But if it can change the lives of several people, it will bring you happiness as well." He continued, "I am a collector of stories, of good stories. They can bring us enlightenment and paths. Good enlightenment can provide us with a good path. Stories are seeds that can allow us to glimpse images, moments, ideas, objectives, and creations. They can teach us how to live."