The Tale of the Three Siblings

Once upon a time, there are three siblings who live separately. They do not know the existence of one another, but their loving Father has always longed for them to know the whereabouts of their siblings. Thus, the three siblings go on living their lives.

In living their lives, each of the siblings gets to the point where they question their existence and their roots in the family. Each of them has met and known about their Father, but still feel like something is missing and lacking. Their Father has known about the yearning that the three siblings have in their hearts for it is the same feeling that their Father has; a yearning to be a whole and complete family. 

Until comes the day when their Father decides that it is the right moment for the three siblings to be reunited again as a family. Thus, their loving Father has everything set up. 

The little quirky but sensitive brother is the first one who goes to the forest. He is already familiar with the forest because he lives nearby. As he goes deep in the forest, he finds a pond. He is mesmerized by the scene of the pond for it is serene with a lot of trees which overshadow the pond and you can hear the bird sings. But as time goes by, the brother feels restless and his soul longs for a deeper feeling that the pond cannot satisfy him anymore. So the brother walks deeper into the forest, and there he finally finds a stream. 

The big lively but fragile brother has already determined to find the stream; it has always been a dream for him to play in the stream. He lives up his moment till the day he can find the stream. So he is looking around through every forest, looking for the stream that is appealing enough for him to jump and play in. After some hardships, he finally finds the stream in the forest although at first he is not satisfied with the surroundings of the forest. But as time goes by, he actually finds it very fun swimming in the stream. 

The last one is their insightful but naïve sister who has fallen in love with the stream. She has found the stream as a perfect place for her to sit, read her book while listening to the sounds of the waterfall. She takes her time in enjoying every stream she pops into, for every stream has its own appealing scenery. But as time goes by, it is time for her to move on and find another stream, so with a hopeful dream the sister finally finds the stream which her brothers have already found. 

The three siblings enjoy their individual moments in the stream. The quirky brother has a favorite spot in the big rocks, he likes to sit in it while looking at the stream. The lively brother likes to jump from the top of the cliff into the stream and swim through the water. The insightful sister finds the only tree near the stream, she likes to sit under it while plugging her feet in the water. It is hard not to notice the presence of others while it is not a big stream to begin with. Thus, the three siblings from time to time exchange polite and pleasant conversations, although they are still content with their private moments on enjoying the stream. 

The timing that their loving Father has set up is right on time, it feels neither too late nor soon enough. What has once been a polite and pleasant conversations, is now replaced into more deeper and meaningful sharing and telling stories about their life journey. They can feel that in some ways their hearts connect to each other. More than that, they come to realize that they have one and same loving Father. The Father that they have at some time encounter with, the Father that they only have some fragment knowledge about, and their hearts’ yearning for a whole and complete knowledge about their Father. Thus, they can grasp a sense of completeness and belongingness as one family. 

A family where they learn to open up, to share their fear and insecurities, hopes and dreams, tears and laughter. They learn to depend on each other, strengthen one another, break their sets of limitation, and spread their comfort zone. A family where they can be true to themselves, know and learn more about themselves, remind and teach one another, tease and encourage each other. 

On top of that, they serve their Father’s purposes. For when the three siblings has been reunited as one family again, their separate and bits knowledge or experience about their loving Father turn out to be a whole and complete knowledge and experience of their Father. Oh, how blessed the three siblings are! 


They still have a long journey, journey to complete puzzles that their Father gave them as one family and to each one of them. Thus, they will always be thankful for that one stream. Because they now have a family and one loving Father to walk with, and in their hearts they know they will never be alone again. :)