The Song of the Void: A Self-Fish Story

By Eugene Terekhin

This story is a parable and a metaphor for finding your true Self. How do you find your true Self?

To be selfless, you must first have a Self that you can give up. There is a world of difference between giving up yourself and giving up on your Self.

Do you have a Self that you can sacrifice?

This story transpired as I was doing inner child work. It is about encountering that precious part of your inner being where the Divine dwells and where you find yourself One with yourself and the Whole.

As Rumi said, "I looked for God and found only myself, I looked for myself and found only God."

"In the blue-blue sea, there lived a fish called Self-Fish.

What a strange name, you might say. Who gives such a name?

Well, it's actually a whole group of fish. They are called "Self-Fish" by other sea creatures who are sure about themselves that they don't belong to this category.

She knew very well who she was - Self-Fish. Of that she was reminded daily.

"Stop thinking about yourself all the time. You never care about others," the others chided.

"Why are you looking at yourself all the time?"

"If you weren't Self-Fish, you would have had more compassion on our poor nerves."

"Why am I Self-Fish?" thought Self-Fish. "I need to change. From now on I will think about others all the time."

And that's what she did.

Tired of being shamed and blamed, she decided she would be looking out for the interest of others."

Do you think she succeeded?

No.

But this quest took her on a journey where she discovered that there is beauty in every wound, and there's fullness in every void.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BSJLS64T
• ISBN13: 9798373876872
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"