The Parables of My Own 101 for Us All: Practical Stories with Parabolic Teachings and Lessons Written by the Author in This Real World.

By Esther “Thea” B. Jimenez

Parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. It has a lot of synonyms as: allegory, moral story, moral tale, fable lessons that provide our mind to reflect and helps lift our spiritual souls to a higher level and attain our heartfelt inner healing.
*It brings closeness between us and our Creator, for the Parables Of My Own will make us realize the essence of moral values.
*`It can prove that if the author herself can do it (which she did) you can do it too and this time it will be the Parables Of Your Own.
Parables Of My own 101 For Us All is about my own experiences, about the people I encounter everyday, about my own pets and other animals, and the knowledge I have about them. But most of all these Parables Of My Own are from my heart and soul.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Dec 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9781663213440

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THE PARABLES

OF MY OWN 101

FOR US ALL

PRACTICAL STORIES with

PARABOLIC TEACHINGS and LESSONS

written by the Author in this real world.

ESTHER Thea B. JIMENEZ

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THE PARABLES OF MY OWN 101 FOR US ALL

Copyright © 2020 ESTHER Thea B. JIMENEZ.

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Introduction

Preface

Prologue

Acknowledgements

First Foreword

Second Foreword

Feedback

About The Author

1) The Parable of Parables

2) The Parable of Humanity

3) The Parable of Music

4) The Parable of Miracle

5) The Parable of Contentment

6) The Parable of Unity

7) The Parable of Poverty

8) The Parable of Seeds

9) The Parable of True Identity

10) The Parable of Fear

11) The Parable of Festivity

12) The Parable of Bravery

13) The Parable of Church Goers

14) The Parable of Sensitivity

15) The Parable of Parenthood

16) The Parable of Marriage

17) The Parable of Acceptance

18) The Parable of Law

19) The Parable of Addiction

20) The Parable of Mentally-Ill

21) The Parable of Anxiety

22) The Parable of Anger

23) The Parable of Discipleship

24) The Parable of Friendship

25) The Parable of Labor

26) The Parable of Immortality

27) The Parable of Forest

28) The Parable of Children

29) The Parable of Rainbow

30) The Parable of Allegory

31) The Parable of Wisdom

32) The Parable of Patience

33) The Parable of Humility

34) The Parable of Innocence

35) The Parable of Nature

36) The Parable of Victory

37) The Parable of Persistence

38) The Parable of Hope

39) The Parable of Obedience

40) The Parable of Prayer

41) The Parable of Gratitude

42) The Parable of Commitment

43) The Parable of Justice

44) The Parable of Wonders

45) The Parable of Abundance

46) The Parable of Faith

47) The Parable of Generosity

48) The Parable of Truth

49) The Parable of Forgiveness

50) The Parable of Grief

51) The Parable of Simplicity

52) The Parable of Leadership

53) The Parable of Common Sense

54) The Parable of Industriousness

55) The Parable of Self-Control

56) The Parable of Good Heart

57) The Parable of Courage

58) The Parable of Loneliness

59) The Parable of Regrets

60) The Parable of Heroism

61) The Parable of Sounds

62) The Parable of Awareness

63) The Parable of Self- Discipline

64) The Parable of Suffering

65) The Parable of Choices

66) The Parable of Letting Go

67) The Parable of Intimidation

68) The Parable of Hunger

69) The Parable of Conscientiousness

70) The Parable of Dawn and Dusk

71) The Parable of Security

72) The Parable of Hazing

73) The Parable of Kaleidoscope

74) The Parable of Silence

75) The Parable of Thunderstorm and Lightning

76) The Parable of Thirst

77) The Parable of Hurricane and Other Natural Disasters

78) The Parable of Championship

79) The Parable of the Moon

80) The Parable of Aging

81) The Parable of Diplomacy

82) The Parable of Fragility

83) The Parable of Blaming

84) The Parable of Nature’s Eviction

85) The Parable of Clown

86) The Parable of Star

87) The Parable of Believing

88) The Parable of Education

89) The Parable of Freedom

90) The Parable of Failure

91) The Parable of Santa Claus

92) The Parable of Christmas Tree

93) The Parable of the Shepherds

94) The Parable of Symbols and Signs

95) The Parable of Tranquility

96) The Parable of Poems / Poetry

97) The Parable of Reconciliation

98) The Parable of Moving On

99) The Parable of Journaling

100) The Parable of Advocacy

101) The Parable of Eternity

Epilogue

DEDICATION

To Our Almighty GOD, the Creator of Heaven and Earth.

To Our LORD, CHRIST JESUS, the teacher of Parables, my Inspiration

To Our Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Mother, Our Intercessor and Protector

To The Holy Spirit to whom I rely my gravest and severest decision and choices in life

To All the Angels and all the Saints, our everyday Guardians and Holy Heroes for our specific needs, invoking their names respectively with solemnity.

To All of Us who are created in GOD’s Image

INTRODUCTION

A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

Most of the time we correlate the word, parable to our LORD JESUS. This is what JESUS used to explain the existence and essence of the Kingdom of GOD.

A parable has a lot of synonyms such as: allegory, moral story, moral tale, fable, lesson and exemplum. A parable is a type of analogy and it is one of the synonyms. Analogy is easier to comprehend because it compares a certain subject to another subject.

I love analogies. In my life, I always give analogies in my every sharing. My friends have known me as the one who is always with analogy examples in explaining things. One of my friends addressed me as an analogist.

For me a parable is like cooking a delicious food and the chef is trying to share how to cook by telling to some of the guests, the necessary ingredients and the process on how to cook it. He is a good chef, but not all of the guests like to learn how to cook. They just want to eat. This is what the listeners are doing. They are not attentive. They are selective, just want to know what they need to know and what they want to know.

I could imagine how stubborn the disciples were during the time of JESUS. But I am sure His disciples learned a lot from all of His parables. JESUS left us legends of moral lessons. Now it is up to us to show our being a good Christian. I chose to write parables of my own and I have about thirty parables excerpt from one of the books I have written, the "What’s In My Heart? vol.II. Then I thought of writing more parables. So I started writing more parables until I reached the 101st parable of my own. Since one of my goals is to encourage the readers or any one interested to write parables of their own, I affixed the 101 for a learning purpose.

Since parables use human characters, JESUS indeed tried to elaborate His teachings especially the parables, through His every effort to give importance to the Kingdom of GOD. Human beings can talk, can respond and can use their hearts, minds and souls in portraying the characters in the parables. Only JESUS can portray the Kingdom Of GOD through Parables. He is the sole proprietor of Parables in the Bible.

In The Parables Of My Own 101 For Us All, I included animals and other living things to give color and to give life to my parables. My parables contained short stories that give moral, spiritual lessons and practical ways in handling life.

Literally, I indeed imitate JESUS. Isn’t it that we are not only to follow JESUS, but to imitate Him? I imitate JESUS in the sense of me pursuing in writing parables of my own. But I didn’t focus on the Kingdom of GOD. Only our LORD JESUS can do that and I am just a humble follower of Him. Like I said I based my parables on my daily endeavor and encounter and this is where my sharing is coming from. Truthfully, I am inspired by JESUS, that’s why these parables are dedicated to Him.

Again, the bottom line is JESUS used parables because these parables are earthly stories with heavenly meaning. The Parables Of My Own 101 For Us All is about my own experiences, about the people I encounter everyday, it is about my own pets and other animals and the knowledge I have about them. But most of all these parables of my own are from my heart and soul.

PREFACE

(The Parables Of FABLES)

The parables in the Bible give me an inspiration to write parables of my own. For me, writing short stories help me use more of my creativity. Some of the parables are based on my actual conversation with people and others, from my watching television shows, and also from my keen observation of some animals’ and pets’ behaviors.

I can’t help but to name this Preface as The Parables of Fables, because I utilized animals as the characters that is to assimilate fables, and because of its affinity. Children are my favorites too. They say that we learn from our experiences and our mistakes and yet I can say that we also learn from the kids, animals and pets, especially our own.

Where do you think we got our virtues? Did you say from