“There is really nothing else we can do,” said the chief physician with a deep sigh“We must now wait

Among the different people I’d met years ago was a man whose name was Gideon Today, as I sat quietly on the porch gazing at the trees in the backyard, he came to my mind once more

I am one of those fellows who has no problem falling asleep, and when I am asleep, there are very few things that can wake me Thunderstorms, wind, music, lights — all have no effect on the quality of my sleep; yet, I would jump up from bed and be wide-awake within seconds, whenever Mardai called my name

We began walking down a street that had lovely little tourist shops on both sides We continued chatting happily as we walked

Amazing, I thought He barely spoke to me a few hours ago, made an appointment, canceled it, and dropped off my gift book in the mailbox

When I awoke it was already daylight I have a favorite spot where I sit with my first cup of morning coffee

But my thoughts returned to The Ancient Light Within Isn’t it strange,I asked myself,that an encyclopedia salesman would give me such a book

Gideon was very serious as he spoke You would think that our conversation would have been on a lighter note since I hadn’t seen him in such a long time

We walked into the kitchen and he sat as I poured him a cup of his favorite brewI felt an overwhelming sense of joy at seeing Gideon again

I dismissed thoughts of Gideon for a while, as we enjoyed our breakfast A busy day followed until finally it was evening

“First of all, you couldn’t waste time even if you tried Actually, time will waste you if you don’t utilize it properly

Malika came down first As was her custom, she walked over to me,kissed me good morning and sat down at the kitchen table

Life is not like a roller coaster Look at it as that and you will always have ups and downs

Then the voice came out of the darkness A gentle,loving voice, neither too loud nor too soft

“Oh, so that’s it That’s why they told me about their dreams and your set of books this morning

Sunday morning arrived,and Gideon was but a memory as I busied myself with the normal chores of daily living Later I went for a walk and got to thinking about the past few years, about Gideon’s comments on how we’re always forgetting the good things and remembering the bad ones

Weeks had passed since I’d last seen Gideon I hardly had time to miss him, and besides, I knew that he would soon turn up again

“But I know all of that, Gideon,” I protested “I am aware of ‘change your thoughts and you change your world,’ and all the rest that goes with it

“What are you doing here” I greeted him as he fell into place beside me

No worry came to me as I retraced my footsteps There was music in the air and I was a part of it

Here I was, putting the cart before the horse, or to put it another way, thinking that it was the tail wagging the dog I began to remember some of the simple rules of life that Gideon had taught me: live one day at a time; do the best with what you have; love and help one another

Picking up a few items in the supermarket should have been a relatively simple matter Today it was not

How quickly we forget the moments of our glory, the joy of our being How easy it is to become entrapped in the newsreel of life

I realized how upset I had been Those people and events that made me angry were all in the past

Finally, I got in and started the car What a break, having the door open the way it did