Small Things, Wise Hearts

Neville's Inner Vision

Within these few lines we glimpse four beings small in stature yet vast in wisdom. The ants are not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; the conies are feeble, yet they carve dwellings in rocks; the locusts go forth in bands without a king; the spider grips with her hands and enters the halls of kings. These are not external creatures but images of states of consciousness. The ant reveals disciplined imagination and foresight—an inner plan so sure that nourishment arrives when opportunity opens. The cony shows shelter born of conviction, the rock of identity that cannot be toppled by weather. The locusts teach unity—many moving as one when aligned in purpose—without a visible king, as the I AM directs the whole. The spider exposes resourcefulness and will, the skill to enter any palace by steady grip and craft. When you recognize these inner faculties, you become wise indeed: little in form, mighty in effect, when you apply them to your life and thus bring forth the world you desire.