AFTER SIX WONDERFUL DAYS IN CHENGDU, IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE. MY LADY RODE WITH ME TO THE AIRPORT AND SAW ME OFF ON THE PLANE TO BEIJING AND THEN HOME TO NEW YORK.
AT THE AIRPORT I TAUGHT HER A PHRASE IN ENGLISH- WHICH SHE REPEATED PERFECTLY -" HAVE A NICE JOURNEY HOME." SHE MEANT THAT TOO. I WILL ALWAYS
TREASURE MY TIME IN CHENGDU. I HAVE NOT GONE BACK THERE SINCE, BUT MY FRIEND AND I KEEP IN TOUCH REGULARLY VIA E-MAIL.
A FEW MONTHS LATER- CHENGDU HAD A CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE IN APRIL 2008 - I CALLED HER- THANKFULLY HER AND HER FAMILY WERE NOT AFFECTED.
MY LADY FRIEND HAS SINCE MOVED FROM CHENGDU TO SHENZHEN, BUT WE WILL MEET AGAIN SOON I FEEL.
I MUST ADMIT- I HAD A STRANGE EXPERIENCE IN CHENGDU. DURING MY STAY, WE WENT TO A TEMPLE- THERE WERE BUDDHIST SHRINES IN A LARGE PARK- I FORGET WHAT THE NAME OF THE PARK WAS. WHILE I WAS THERE, I COULD FEEL A PRESENCE-
OF SPIRITS, GHOSTS- IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT. I COULD FEEL THE PRESENCE OF ENTITIES AROUND ME. I HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AREA I WAS IN WAS A SACRED PLACE. I HAVE HAD NO PARANORMAL EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE- BUT THIS WAS THE CLOSEST TO IT. I WAS NOT SCARED IN ANY WAY- JUST THRILLED. I BELIEVE THAT LIFE DOES CONTINUE AFTER DEATH- THIS WAS AN INDICATION OF IT. I DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT TO MY FRIEND CHANG YU- MAYBE SHE WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED AT ALL.
I HAD TO LEAVE- NEW YORK WAS CALLING!
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