Twins, a sister and brother were
talking to each other in the womb. The little sister said to the
little brother, ‘I believe that there is life after birth!’ Her
brother protested: ‘No, no, this is all there is. This is a dark and
cozy place, and we have nothing else to do but to cling on to the
cord that feeds us.’ But the little girl insisted: ‘There must be
something more than this dark place, there must be something else
where there is light and freedom to move.’ Still she could not
convince her twin brother. Then...after some silence, she said
hesitantly: ‘I have something else to say, and I am afraid you won’t
believe that either, but I think there is a mother!’ Her little
brother now became furious: ‘A mother, a mother, what are you
talking about? I have never seen a mother and neither have you. Who
put that idea in your head? As I told you, this place is all we have
so let’s be content.’ The little sister finally said: ‘Don’t you
feel this pressure sometimes? It’s really unpleasant and sometimes
even painful.’ ‘Yes,’ he answered, ‘what’s special about that?’
‘Well,’ the sister said, ‘I think this pressure is there to get us
ready for another place, much more beautiful than this, where we
will see our mother face to face! Don’t you think that’s exciting!
(Unfortunately I do not know the source.)