At the end of my old life but before beginning my new life, I had a vivid dream. I was an onlooker to a funeral that may have been my own and I was sitting away from the crowd on a bench in a grand corridor. There were many trees and greenery, and there were birds everywhere. I was enjoying the fresh air and witnessing their conversations. Just as I had the instinct to raise the elbow of my right arm, a male cardinal landed on it and looked me in the eyes. A deep peace came over me and I closed my eyes so that I could better hear his message. He spoke to me a while and then made his way to the top of my head where he sat silently for a few moments. It was then that I disappeared, and only the click-click of a departed friend’s camera brought me back to that bench in the corridor. When I opened my eyes, I was alone. Ever since, I been searching for that cardinal and the path that he showed me.
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