The Sanctuary

Those were happy tears; down there, I saw flashes and scenes from the happiest moments from my life, with every single person I have ever met. I couldn't be happier than I was, seeing the very sight. My heart skipped a beat, with all the excitement. Badly wanted to go down there, to at least have a closer watch of those moments. Life never gives another chance to live those moments usually, so we store them as fond memories in our brain, but here, I just got lucky. I was ready to take the leap of faith, to just let it all go. My heart kept saying, JUMP, JUMP, JUMP. Yes... I shouted 'JUMP' and there, I leaned down to fall. Wait...I'm going up instead, I wondered what's happening, I should be going down not up. It took a while to realize that, the same man who I had seen on the staircase had held my hand and we were flying around with a bunch of balloons, like a mini-tour in space. Screaming so loud, I didn't know how to express my feeling. We both laughed and flew around for a while. After, our mini-expedition he took me down to a place so strange but immensely serene. On the entrance, it said, welcome to the sanctuary.

I looked around seeing the serenity and lush greenery surrounding the sanctuary. The man showed me around, he walked ahead of me with his family. Meanwhile, I wondered why they don't want to speak with me. We met each other in a strange circumstance, hmm...perhaps people here don't talk to outsiders, maybe they have other modes of communication. Something, that connects my mind to theirs and vice-versa. But there was never a situation where I didn't understand whatever he tried to communicate with me, even with his mouth shut.

 I continued to follow them. There were other people too, they all looked busy doing some sort of meditation. Some were busy with their family, on seeing me, they smiled. We walked till the very end of the sanctuary; there, I saw cottages which I suppose belonged to the people there and a Brooke ahead of us. The man looked at me, instantly I heard someone speak inside my head, the man was speaking to me. He told me this is where we stay and pointed at a lady. He said, she will take me around the rest of the places.

 

I went around and waited for the lady. She greeted me first; then, with their telepathic language asked me to wait, as she had some more work yet to finish. She also asked me to go around that place and have a look at everything. I went around the Brooke, felt the cold water, heard birds chirping in distance, sat on a rock beside the water, and simply experienced the nature. I realized something, people here lived a simple life, they look so happy and satisfied. I met a few children who were playing alongside, they never complained about anything, when I asked them about how they spend time there. Found time to speak with some of the adults among the group too. Insights they gave me, were just amazing. I quickly got along with those people. Later, the lady returned and told me something awaits me and that we have to leave soon. We crossed the bridge which separates the cottages and the dense forest, it was snowy inside and dark too. The lady handed me a torch that looked like a glowing stick. At a distance, I could see a door which then opened to a secret spell, it sounded like the lady was singing to it. The door opened to an Island with a tree and a chair beneath it.