| Come now, John! Marla said. You meet with God and | | | | answered? |
| its not important? You ask questions of Jesus, the | | | | It was Gideon who answered this time. We could |
| Buddha, Gandhi and others, and you wonder whether | | | | arrange for you to meet with the personalities you |
| you were dreaming or really experiencing the events? | | | | referred to. But remember they cannot change your |
| You conversed with your dad who had died a few | | | | life. Only you can do that. Whatever else you want to |
| years earlier, and you think its your imagination? Listen, | | | | say about life, one thing is certain, life is, it just is. Not |
| John, there is an extremely fine line between reality | | | | death and taxes. Just life and the universe. |
| and dreams. In their own dimensions, they are each | | | | I seem to be a poor dinner guest this evening, my |
| very real. The trick is to know which is which and to | | | | friends, I said. Perhaps its just because Im tired and |
| put to use the information you get from both. | | | | need some rest. Can we go now? Well speak about |
| Well, Im sorry if I seem so hard headed, Marla, I | | | | these things some other time. |
| retorted. There are times when life can be extremely | | | | Theo got up, wished us all a fine evening, said good- |
| perplexing. One day youre up and everything appears | | | | bye and left Gideon, Marla and me sitting there. |
| perfect. The next day youre down and the whole | | | | Yes, its about time you get back, Marla said as we |
| world seems to be turning against you. Id really like for | | | | prepared to leave. |
| God to explain to me in a few simple sentences how | | | | Thanks for such a great evening, I said. I wish that Id |
| to make life work. Could we arrange for another | | | | been better company. |
| meeting so that, once and for all, my questions will be | | | | |