In the early 1990s I began going to the
Science of Mind Church in Boca Raton, FL.
They had annual coming together of
students from all over the country to a
wonderful, annual meeting in Asilomar,
California near Pacific Grove, on the
beautiful Monterey Peninsula.
There I met a nice lady, Rose. We liked each other,
but we thought 3000 miles was too far for dating.
As I was leaving, I saw her getting into her friend's
car. I walked over to the car, she opened the window
to hear what I came to say. I leaned in and gave her
a big beautiful kiss and asked for her phone number.
We stayed in touch.
Not very long thereafter she sent a letter to all her
friends telling about her upcoming vacation in Bali.
I was broke, from a recent divorce, and she said,
round trip flight was only $1300 and we, any of us,
could stay at small facilities for $2-3 a night.
I wanted to go so much, but I didn't have $1,300.
The very next day, a client called and said he needed
an appraisal quickly. I said I could do it overnight
if he could pay me $1300 cash. It was a deal and
I called to arrange a flight and a meeting.
She and I met there and traveled and took bus tours.
It was an amazing but underdeveloped country and
the people were very nice and very poor. We made
them smile when we could and vice versa.
One day, while staying in a nice little hotel, at the top
of a mountain, I went for a walk alone to explore the
terrain. Everything was so beautiful as I walked a small
path about 1000 feet above ground level.
Suddenly, I was hanging ont0 the root of a small bush
below ground with nothing below me but the huge drop!
I don't remember the path crumbling nor grabbing the
small root to save my life. To me, it was walking the path...
FLASH...hanging on for dear life to a skinny root and
struggling for survival.
I guess you figured out that I pulled myself up to where
the path had been. I stared in shock realizing how, not only
my life could have been over, but the probability of
experiencing a 1000 foot drop before I struck bottom
was terrifying!
I later met a wonderful little family there and now I am
still in touch with them 30 years later. Believe me,
that was a life changing trip with lessons and places
I can never forget.
To this day, there is no answer in my memory
