Despite my failed attempt at finding my answers, this day, I would say, is the best day I've had in a long time. I still feel optimistic from yesterday's support group. Had a nice sleep the night before. Plus, I felt good about my meals despite eating the same old slob. As I walked home that night, I pondered on my life. I have done it before, except, this time I wasn't thinking about death and how to overcome it, but rather, how to accept it. If I can't find out if I have a purpose, I might as well make one.
I opened the door, to my apartment, expecting nothing but a messy room. Imagine my surprise when I saw... nothing but a messy room. Ok, so maybe I was expecting something new. But what did you expect from an anticipating dead man walking. If only there was some sign then I wouldn't worry. I'd gladly explore and see the world in search of destiny.
I closed the door behind me and walked towards the bedroom, ready to plop down after a long day of searching. Suddenly, a ball of light appeared in the middle of the room. I dropped down in surprise, and as I sit on the floor perplexed at this floating ball of light, it flooded the room with bright light and then became warm. The light started dimming, and as it faded away, a man was revealed. I stared with awe as I studied my unplanned visitor.
He looked African-American. I can't say that he's from New York, since he wasn't wearing normal clothes, but, rather, an intricately designed and fortified armor. He was wearing matching boots and gauntlets, both solid iron and lined with strips of gold. He wore a chest plate that was made of pure steel, with a blue crystal at the center. His arms and legs were covered in, something much like, ivory. He wore a helmet of white with gold linings, and to top it all off, had glowing, golden avian wings.
Now imagine what I was feeling. After a disappointing evening, capping off a sort of good day, I get blinding flash of light and unexpected visitor. Words are not enough to express my bewilderment. To say that I was, surprised, frightened, angry, and at awe at the same time would be an understatement, but would be more or less the way I would describe what I was feeling at the time.
As the light disappeared completely, I noticed something odd about his armor. It looked like it was made of hard, solid material, but it moved as he moved, like it was elastic. Clearly, he was no ordinary man. I wanted to know more about my mysterious visitor, but as I opened my mouth to say something, my horror took over and manifested in a series of stutters.
"Wu, whu, why a, whu, why ar, hu, who ah, who a-a-are you?"
He smiled, and replied with a booming voice, "I am Malki Tzedek, a cherubim from Heaven."
"A cherubim? Yo-yo-you mean..."
"Yes. I am an angel."
I couldn't believe the crap I was hearing. First, he comes into my flat uninvited, blinds and scares me to death, now he wants me to believe that there is a God in a heaven where angels dance and sing joyously like nothing else matters. And what's with his voice? It's almost like musical instruments talk along with him. "Cherubim. I thought cherubs were a little..."
"Short and chubby and cute? Well... let's just say that the artists didn't do a good job of capturing their subject."
How dare he?! Being an artist, I couldn't stand his attitude. "And... you are here because?"
"I hear you were searching for the Son of Man"
"The... what?"
"The man-God"
"Yes, well, I've learned the tru..."
"He has sent me to take you to him."
"Wait so he's real?"
"Of course he is."
"Wait, so this is all not BS? You're actually an angel? There's a Heaven? A God?"
"You seem surprised. I thought it was you who was looking for Him."
"Yes, well, I was really looking for him, HIM, I was simply looking for someone who could see if I had purpose."
"And you expected to find that here? On Earth."
"Well, my entire life, I only thought that Earth is the world in the universe."
He chuckled. "You are completely wrong. There's more to this universe than Earth, even Heaven and Hell, but that's for another time."
So, a vast universe, even beyond Earth, Heaven, and Hell. Compared to that, I'm nothing but a speck of dust, but if THE GOD is in fact real, and He wants to see me, there just might be hope for my future.
"So, God... He wants you to take me to Him?"
"Yes, which means you're going to say 'goodbye' this world"
"You mean, for good?"
"Yes. Because, once you leave Earth, there is no going back."
Didn't have to take long, really, to decide. This life was crap, anyway, and if this guys is telling the truth, I can get my answers. If he's lying, though, at least I'll be dead, and wouldn't have to worry about anything.
"What do you think, Gordon?"
"I'll take it."
