"Riddle"

A hidden message. You have to think on this one. You also have to know a smidge about God or Christianity.

I was sitting at a park the other day.
I was on a bench.
It was beautiful.
Kids played, they threw balls, and danced in hula-hoops, and jumped rope as if it would give them eternal life.
Then, something out of the blue.
A boy, of 7 years of age, sits down next to me.
He has a bible in his hand.
He says to me "Hi, what's your name?"
I retort with "Christian, my name is Christian."
"It's very nice to meet you, i'm James."  He said.
I came back with "It is nice to meet you too."
"Do you want to hear a riddle Christian?"
"I do."
So he begins a journey with words, and i'm amazed at the attention span of this 7 year old, and the life that glows inside of him.
"I am smiling when the sun shines.
I am sad when it rains.
My tempers flare while it scorches outside, and it freezes when I turn my back on you.
My father is no one, and yet myself.
My brother is no one, but my children are many.
My children have no brothers either, they only have children.
My children are me, and they have no father, they father themselves.
I can make life, but choose to let others.
Everything is accepted in my eyes, but only as I see fit.
For I know myself, therefor I know what you will do.
I love everyone, even the hated.
I have many followers, but very few that would walk for me.
I have many followers, but only a few followers.
I cry when babies die, but am happy that they will live.
I present worthy with the gift to fly above this world, and I give the worthy the ability to be so overcame with gravity that they sink into the earth.
I am the highest, but am in prescence with the lowest.
I love myself, and you love me too."
Now, I reflected, and one thing came to mind, it had to be the answer.
I said "James, now, that wouldn't happen to be God, would it?"
He threw a confusing twist at me.
He stated "That is only 50% right."
"Well, I...I don't, umm, how is it only, what's the other 50% of the answer?" I rambled confused.
He came back with "It's only 50% right because, yes, God is a plausible answer for that.  But the real answer is...you."
And at that, James' shoulder blades strung out from his back, and feathers gathered from the wind and perched like individual birds atop his bones.
He then said to me "Bye."
Then flew away.
He was an angel.
Still to this day, I don't fully get the riddle.
But I found myself that day, I found myself inside that little boy.
And i've never been closer to God.

Reviews

[Elissa; the genuine art..]

This is beautiful and uplifting, which such a great message!
Keep up the amazing work!

-Elissa :)

[LL2]

I like that it is a story within a story. It gets a little confusing when it's "I said" "He said" then just starts with the riddle. I would add a little more narration during the riddle and take out some before hand.
Do you mind reviewing mine? http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/luckylifetwo/529960/

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i forgot to rate the first time lol

[X]

cool.... riddles r canfusing, God would've been my guess too.