the life coach 22

Group meeting

22

And what did you hear my blue eyed son?

What did you hear my darling young one?

I heard the sound of a thunder that roared out a warning

Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world

Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a blazing

Heard ten thousand whispering and nobody listening

Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughing

Heard a song of a poet who died in the gutter

Heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley

Bob Dylan:"A hard rain's a gonna fall"

It was Thursday night; Pearly and Jay had just finished covering the floor in the biggest bedroom with double layers of thick plastic

to avoid stains on the white tiles...

They had placed six mattresses along the walls and the paint was

placed in the basement; ready for the weekend workshop and the Canadians to paint out their colours and emotions on the canvas bought the same afternoon in the minaret street as Jay called it, because he could never remember the name of the newly restored alley with art shops, galleries and frame makers...

The alley was lain with beige cobble stones and in the middle a dented gutter covered with grey, smooth tiles with drains every fifth meter...

Now they were sitting with a glass of chilled, white wine; relaxing after following Earl into his death departure. Both felt empty, but still satisfied that Earl had gone somewhere else and having no pains or sorrows for his health anymore.

They had finished all the preparations for the workshop and enjoyed the peace and quiet in their own house this late evening...

Pearly had been quiet a long time. Now she asked Jay where Earl was now? I really don't know Pearl, my dear",Jay said, "but I am sure he is all right and that there are someone around him, caring for him."

"You're thinking of L.J."

"I am not sure about that. He's bound up with me, you know and he is leaving me alone with the situation as it is now. He wants me to contemplate this experience in my own way. He trusts me to to cope with it now."

"So he is monitoring all your activities continuously?"

"I believe so, yes."

Pearly smiled a little; then she said: "That means that when we make love, he might be there?"

Jay laughed: "he doesn't mind it. Actually he was congratulating me the first time we met in my bed and said you were such a beautiful woman and person!"

Pearly blushed and then giggled nervously;"can he hear us now, you think?"

"Yes, as I said and you presumed; he's monitoring it all, wherever

I am and whatever I am doing."

"Do you think he noticed me blushing too?"

"I really don't know, Pearly, but he wouldn't mind it."

Pearly laughed; "it's kind of spooky I think, but then again; he is you or some remote part of you, but as a boy of six he is not interested in this kind of activity, I guess?"

"I think he is delighted with us. He really like the way our relationship has turned out; he thinks it's good for my balance in my life. For his own sake he doesn't mind much what we are doing; he is a spirit, you know, not a real person like you and me anymore

or maybe he is more real than us?"

"I see", Pearly said, "I am all right anyway, but I have one more question: is he going to leave you when his mission is accomplished?"

"I think so, but when we have come that far I guess I will be able to communicate with him in other ways and on other levels"

"I am a little afraid, Jay. What will you be and where will you end? I don't want to lose you now when we finally have come together in the way we have. I love every minute of it."

"We will be with each other until we go to where Earl and our loved ones have gone."

"What is it he wants from you then?"

"He wants me to live up to my full capacity; which means that I will be enlightened - which is the term for that kind of state. It has been my goal all my life since my - and his revelation when we were six years old. He knows and wants me to fulfill this task that I have put myself to."

"Then, what will happen?"

"I just have to wait and see, my love. I have read terrible stories

about people being enlightened and I hope that, if it happens; I will end up with the more pleasant version of it."

"I am afraid, but also excited about this, Jay and I will stay with you. Maybe some of this enlightening will touch my soul too."

"That would be very elegant, dear! We will see, I hope, but now

I need to go to bed with you my love. I would like to make love with you, but we will have to be discrete"... He smiled at Pearly who looked satisfied. She rose from her chair and leaned against the banister of the balcony looking at him...

"Come here, my love", she said. He went up to her and put his arms around her waist and kissed her lips lightly. The moon was shining down on them; making this a romantic ending of two laboursome days...

With their arms around each others' shoulders, they went into the bedroom...

The last thing Pearly said before closing the door was: "I am really looking forward to this kind of enlightenment too!"

Jay laughed...

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