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As I looked up... 

I saw many passing by me, yet no one seemed to notice me. 

Then as one was approaching me, he suddenly stopped. 

He slowly raised his head, and I could see his face.

He appeared to be human in every respect but one. 

His eyes. No pupils! 

Yet they seemed to change colors in colors of blue. 

His hair was snow white.

I wanted to speak...

but before I could, he turned and pointed to a long hallway. 

Though we never spoke, I knew I was to go down this hallway.

Then, as if nothing had ever happened, he continued on. 

I knew I had to as well. 

Something was beckoning [wenken] me forward.

I walked a long walk down to the end of this hallway. 

I did not turn to the right or the left. 

I knew somehow that my questions were about to be answered.

Again I saw before me a massive double door. 

It seemed to be of some type of metal – whether gold or not, I could not tell.

Suddenly the doors opened. 

I heard a voice, though not as we speak. 

From inside of me, it seemed to say: “Enter!” 

I did as I was told, and the doors shut suddenly behind me. 

I was afraid for the first time. 

Total darkness. 

Total silence.

Then after a space of time... 

the length of which I could not determine... 

a bright light began to glow in the room. 

Brighter and brighter it became! 

It was somewhat above me and in front of me. 

I tried to look, but was almost blinded from it! 

I held my hands up in front of me...

and could make out the appearance of a figure... 

setting on some type of seat.

Then, without warning, it happened.

“What have you done with your life?”

The voice penetrated my very being. 

I had no answer.

Then to my right, I saw what seemed to be like a movie, and I was in it. 

I saw my mother giving me birth, my childhood and friends. 

I saw everything from my youth up. 

I saw everything I had ever done before my eyes!

As my life played out before my very eyes, I tried to think of good things I had done. 

I was raised in church, and had been very active in church functions.

Yet, as I pondered on this, I saw a man in his car, that had ran out of gas. 

I had stopped and given him a lift to a local store, about a year ago. 

I had bought him some gas as he had no money and helped him get on his way. 

I thought to my self, why am I seeing this? 

The voice was loud and clear.

“You took no thought to help this soul and asked nothing in return. 

These actions are the essence of good.”

I saw all the people I had hurt as well.... 

and was shown how my actions had set in motion the actions of others. 

I was stunned! 

I had never thought of my life having an effect on the actions that friends, family, and others I had met would take. I saw the results of all I had done. I was not pleased at all.

I looked on until the events came to an end. Indeed I had done so little with my life. I had been selfish and cruel in so many ways. I was truly sorry I had done so little. 

Apple Store, Shanghai

Then again, loud and clear, I heard the voice speak again: 

“You must return!”

I did not want to return though. 

I was content to stay and longed to stay... 

even after the things I had seen and heard.

“I have so many questions,” I replied. 

“Things I need to know and don’t understand.”

“You must return and help others to change by changing your life. Physicians will want to perform surgery on you. Do not let this happen. If you do, you will never walk again. You will be visited by one who will bring you answers to the questions you have. When I call, you will come again. You will recover from all that has happened if you do these things. Look and see what lies ahead.”

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