The Garden of Thought, Book 2
by Terry L. Gardner
Rated: G (K+)
Disclaimer: Star Trek belongs to Paramount.
Summary: On the grounds of the Vulcan Academy of Science is a beautiful garden for the purpose of private meditation. Please continue to come and wander the winding pathways of the Garden of Thought and read the stories of the citizens of Vulcan who meditate there.
Chapter 1 Answered Prayers of a Wife and Mother
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Amanda entered the Garden of Thought, on the grounds of the Vulcan Academy, and began to walk on its quiet winding pathway. She usually preferred to meditate in her rose garden at home but she needed to meditate without interruptions today. She headed toward the very back of the garden to Sarek's favorite alcove. It was the quietest, most peaceful area of the garden and she needed all the peace and quiet she could get after what she had been through on the mission to Babel.
She had almost lost her husband. The one true love of her life and Spock had nearly let him die with that exasperating Vulcan logic of his! She had always believed that the Way of Surak was a better way of life even though she knew it was not flawless.
Intellectually, she could understand how the needs of the many could outweigh the needs of the few, or the one; however, she also believed, in her heart, that a way should be found to take care of the few or the one. Humans were experts at that and Captain Kirk had come up with the solution to their dilemma. Thank God. Spock had such a wonderful best friend!
Jim Kirk had hit the nail on the head when he stated that her two Vulcans were both stubborn. She smiled as she thought how most Vulcans denied they had emotions. If that was true, what were they controlling and suppressing?
If Spock had obeyed his father and stayed on Vulcan at the Science Academy, would he have made such a good friend as Jim Kirk? Perhaps, but she strongly doubted it. One thing was for certain, Spock would not have been on the Enterprise when his father needed him and Sarek would have died!
As terrible as that time was, much good had come out of it. Not only was her wonderful, handsome, sometimes exasperating, Vulcan, hunk of a husband restored to her; her family was restored, also! She had prayed for this to happen for more than eighteen years and now her personal family life was happy and complete again.
Spock would be coming home on leave at the end of the Terran year and it would be the first of many warm and wonderful family reunions they would have. She couldn't think of a better Christmas present than that for her family.
Her expression sobered as she knew she was going to have to have a long talk with Sarek about his secretiveness, specifically, his keeping the fact of his poor health from her. It was true that she could not do anything medical for him. She could have been supportive to him, lessening the stress factor a little. As his wife, she had the right to know about his life threatening illness!
She wanted to be calm and in control of herself when she discussed it with him and meditation would help her tremendously. She found Sarek's favorite alcove empty, entered it, made herself comfortable and began to center herself. Logic, exasperating logic, would be the perfect tool to use to convince Sarek she was right.