‘Abundance is Ours’, Says the Lord

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

“So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

The Parable of the Talents is an odd story. Jesus is hardly the guy who worries about interests on interests. If this story makes any sense at all, it is that we are given our GOD-given talents to share with the world and asked not to be held back by our fears. Never mind what dividends and interest our society perceives, the love we provide in our interactions with others is the ultimate spiritual yard stick of success. The Law of Karma has it that a given blessing comes back to us with interests on interests over time.


Stranger even is the response of the vengeful Lord to the last servant that is depicted in the story. Anyone who has a personal connection with GOD knows that we have nothing but love to look forward to, no matter what we may have done in the past. Again, if this story should make any sense at all, it must equate the stern landlord with the laws of karma, which can be a bitch at times as we all know. Here is the alternative ending I would like to present instead:

The Lord said to the risk-averse fellow, ‘my friend, fear has ruled you, and we have wasted much time. Let’s turn this thing around here and now, shall we? Take your talent and share it freely with everyone. Your impressive friends are good, but even they were caught in linear thinking, each one earning only in proportion to what they had. Take your talent and earn a multitude of it in just a fraction of the time they used for their harvest. Prove to yourself and everyone that abundance is ours my friend, claim it!’