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| In Summer of 2001, I flew to Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico, for a delightful vacation. In my company were my
daughter Tami, her husband Rollin, grandkids Baron, and Isabella. On one delightful morning (June 27th), Baron and I jumped into a cab to Dolce Vita. This area of the Puerto Vallarta is centrally located along the brick boardwalk and Center of the beachfront area. Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican sculptor who has created wonderful life-size bronze pieces that populate the boardwalk and sea wall area. This day was the wedding anniversary for my daughter Tami, and her husband Rollin, and later that evening, they had gone out to celebrate Puerto Vallarta's nightlife. I stayed at the villa to enjoy special time with my grand children, Baron and Izabella. The evening was warm and sultry, so after putting Isabella to bed, Baron and I decided to take the cushions of the studio couches in the living room, and place them on the plaster benches on the veranda. It was a beautiful night, with a gorgeous panoramic view of Bandaras Bay, and a sky full of stars. Baron began to again mirror the image of the sculpture above. The name for this individual sculpture is "Bewitching Stars," which I did not know until I returned home to the states. But this sculpture is actually part of a larger group of similar figures climbing a ladder a few feet away. The plaque at the feet of this grouping gives the title, "In Search of Reason." There is a quote from Bertrand Russell (philosopher), meaningful to the sculptor (Bustamante), and his inspiration for creating them. As Baron began his whimsical dance of mirroring the sculpture that evening, he'd call out, "If there is a god, show me a sign." This went on several times. Something out of that remote "what if" area of my mind said, "Perhaps if we wish for a sign, we can obtain it." There were two palm trees in the courtyard below, and I asked, "If the breezes begin to churn up the branches in the one to the left, while the one on the right stays still, will you consider it a sign?" Baron seemed tentative in his response. But after a brief time, it did seem there was a good amount of movement and activity moving the palms in the tree on the left, while the one on the right, remained placid. But, as things are sometimes to be, Baron wasn't thoroughly convinced it could really be considered a sign. "Well what would you consider a sign?" I responded. After explaining that he felt a lightening bolt would be a pretty good sign, we had a discussion about the ability of calling things in to ourselves, and the responsibilities that come with the capacity. I also explained that a lightening bolt would be a pretty heavy-duty sign, and he'd definitely want to be able to survive any such event, or what would be the point. But Baron remained emphatic that he believed a lightening bolt to be a good sign. I began to visualize the lightening bolt, and where it might best be directed, and Baron seemed to be sitting beside me contemplating all that I had said. THEN, within a microsecond, from across the north end of Bandaras Bay - and right at us, came the largest lightening bolt I ever saw in my life. It sizzled, crackled, and sounded as if the explosive thunder was riding it's very back, as it headed our way. It passed overhead and to the left of us by a mere few feet, and hit the transformer on the utility pole near us, and exploded. There were startled screams from other inhabitants in the villas near by. Baron jumped up, eyes wide open and bolted for the veranda door. "That'll work!" he said . . .He had indeed received his sign. We were without power for the remainder of the night, but the villas directly across the road had power, as did the areas immediately to the left and right. Only our little section of villas had been affected. When my daughter and her husband returned to the villa, Baron excitedly said, "Nana caused it, but we can't tell anyone because we'll be in trouble." Tami asked Baron if he had learned something that night? There were lessons of course - There was the knowledge that we can indeed call in power when needed, but it shouldn't be done indiscriminately . . . But above all, Baron learned there is a power much greater than ourselves. Written by: Myrl Jeffcoat |
Bewitching Stars (or) If There is a God Show Me a Sign Written by: Myrl Jeffcoat - 1/08/2009 ActiveRain Archived at: http://activerain.com/blogsview/871851/bewitiching-stars-or-if-there-is-a-god-show-me-a-sign- |
