a dream
lebjournal.com- Silence surrounded me; darkness was all over the place, no light shining, no candle burning, that was odd.
A breeze I felt on my face, my body started to shake, I was petrified, In the middle of nowhere, no one to scream for help, no one to talk to. Then a mighty wind did pull me, tore at my face, my flesh was raped, I lost my conscience, and then…
I opened my eyes feeling fire burning around me, naked and dead trees all over the place, smashed buildings here and there and that same solitude hunted the place.
I began walking; searching for a place to hide from that intolerable heat but still faced no one. After a long walk I found somewhere to stand, I climbed a wall and took position to rest a while. My eyes began to close from the fatigue but I heard a voice of laughter far away that sounded just like an alarm. I was curious to find out who was that man laughing, I was hopeless to find someone but that laughter gave me hope again.
I continued my journey threw a dusty and narrow path drawn on the ground that led somewhere but I don’t know where. While walking I felt eyes all over the place watching me, but I couldn’t see someone. Finally I arrived at the end of that path and God knows what I felt when I saw that scene. A mighty castle, cloudy and fiery, stood there in front of me, and above the castle, I saw a line of seven deathless kings standing in the cloud, with a remarkable face of bones and black coats covering all their body and half their face. Little demons were dancing around them, honoring their names and serving them as they wished. I think I knew that I was in hell.
All was normal until they saw me. Everything stopped and all eyes focused on me. A serpent came to me, stood before me, right before my eyes, put his nose in front of mine, I felt cold and stunned. I looked to God way above me, he looked down at my lies, I said:” oh lord, hold me now father, please help me, I am on my knees”, “your path is yours” he told me, “yours to reap”. I thought I’d fight those demons that roamed above me, that I’d slew them, I thought I was brave enough and have the power to fight a demon but I was wrong. I’ve started crying from fear, I begged god for mercy, I begged for salvation, I was wreck less, and God turned his face from me.
Then heaven opened above me, I saw a man crowned with thorns and pain, I stretched my hand for help and down God’s tears came, with a voice saying:”your pain, it talks to me and I heed it well, my hands are your hands, you’re the warrior of light”. That heavenly spirit disappeared and I found in my hand a sword of light, I felt a strange power in me and knowing that God’s beside me I gained the trust in my self and felt bravery in me. What I couldn’t do a while a go now became an easy game to play and I slew that creatures of hell.
When everything finished that light appeared again, I saw a white dove flying near me holding a message in it’s mouth and that was God’s words:” my son, I never turn my face from my beloved people, I am always with them, protecting them from every danger, he who knocks on the door will be answered and that’s what you did, I’ve heard your cry for salvation and to forgive you is my pleasure, forever have trust in me and you’ll never walk alone”. The light embraced me, revived my spirit again, I felt the holy spirit in me and felt proud to be a warrior of light.
An angel was standing beside me, I didn’t see him because of my happiness but then I felt a wind, I saw the wings going up and down and I felt someone holding me from my hands. As the angel flew high he took me with him and said to me that he’s taking me to a ride thru the gardens of Eden. As I was near the garden gate, guarded by thousands of angels, I felt a pressure on my chest, just like the electric chock machine, I was annoyed because I was enjoying my time, but that chock kept running in me and heard my mother’s voice saying:” Albert, wake up my son, your alarm is ringing” and that’s when my never ending journey ended.
Albert Saghdejian
©2008
