An Eye-Opener
”It’s the only key there is!” he was warned. “Be very careful!”
And yet, after a long walk along the lazy, meandering river, it was mysteriously gone.
Immediately, he turned around, retracing his steps. Nothing! Back again. And then again. It was getting late and panic was dancing over the darkening water.
When the time came to give up, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath and whispered, “Please, Spirit, show me.”
Like a miniature comet, a beam of light shot into the high grass, bounced on the tiny metal object, and joyfully threw itself into his opening eye.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleIn this story, light is magic, the “miniature comet” that reveals the lost object. Very visual with a strong finish.
A very appealing story, Christer. We’ve all been there, with the lost key! When you have a guardian angel, even keys can be found!
I am glad that you recognized yourself in the little story, Fuji. Yes, once in a while, there is communication, a connection, and help given from the Great Unknown within.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI can remember having to wear my front door key on a chain around my neck when I was at school because my parents both finished work at least a couple of hours after I finished school. Unfortunately, little girls liked doing handstands and cartwheels on the school field during lunch and break times. I could have done with a guiding light that day because I didn’t half get into trouble! The… Read more »
Haha, Carrie! I can see the little girl in front of my eyes, laughing while cartwheeling and handstanding, totally without thinking of the key around the neck. Poor her when she had to confess the loss to her parents! Sometimes, there are miraculous findings, but we can’t count on them. They have their own ways.
I love this story. Despite being short, I read some lines over and over again. It looks like a real encounter that”s made fiction. I like the figurative use of words mostly, ‘panic was dancing over the darkening water.’
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleYou are right, Thompson, this was a real encounter. It was when I was about to leave Sweden, give up all I had and join a spiritual center in the US, that this happened. Of course, nobody supported my plan and I was feeling lost. When it happened, I was staying in my mother’s house for some time. After having discovered that I had lost her key, and had searched for hours,… Read more »
An uplifting story of faith and trust in the Divine Spirit. I love it, Christer. Excellent.
Thank you, Lotchie. I’m glad you like my story.
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Christer, I can relate to that feeling of panic when you’ve lost your keys. I’ve said many prayers especially on my way out the door to go to work when I couldn’t find either my car keys or my house keys!
I’m glad I’m not the only one to be clumsy and forgetful. I hope that your prayers serve you. Thanks for your comment, Marianna!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleMy first thought was ‘unlikely’, but then I thought how fortunately and unbelievably those frantic searches often do eventually turn up the missing thing as if by some sort of imaginary magic light. I was on a big search for my posh pen this morning, and it literally seemed to beam down in front of me.
Normally, we just have to think in a logical way to retrieve things that are lost. But once in a while, like this time, neither intelligence nor a lot of time helped. It took something more. As you say, Susan, it indeed seems highly unlikely that it would work. But that’s why it’s so miraculous when it happens. Thanks for your input.
Congratulations Christer, a great story that many of us can relate to.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you very much, Carrie. I’m hoping that many can relate to the experience because it is very special.
Congratulation on your win, Christer. Well done for a very nice story.
Thank you, Lotchie.
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A great story, Christer! There is no other panic like the one we experience when our keys have been lost. This is something we can all relate to. Congratulations!
Thank you very much, Melissa. We all have to be careful with our keys. but also with wallets. I have seven entertaing and funny short stories written in Swedish about lost wallets during my lifetime. Luckily, all of them except one were found and returned. The one that never came back disappered at Mme Tussaud’s wax cabinet in London. When my wife saw a warning for pick pockets, she insisted on keeping… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleLosing a wallet or purse would be exponentially worse! We keep all of our ID’s and lives in them. Did you ever get your wallet back?
I locked my keys in my house recently and had to “break in” to my own home via the living room window. My teenage children got a kick out of it. Me? Not so much. ?
Congratulations Christer. I lost my keys a few weeks ago, panic stricken for hours. Thankfully they were handed in! So I could totally relate to your story.
Thank you, Linda. I appreciate your generosity very much. Please read my answer to Melissa that I just wrote.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleJust read your reply to Melissa, Christer, it’s almost like your wallet was destined to disappear! I can imagine your wife was quite distraught. Going back to my keys, I live in a gated community so my keyring held the fob to the electric gates, front and back doors, windows and mailbox. It also held a pink replica lego brick with the words ‘Nanny P’ which my grandson had bought me. I… Read more »
I have read that if you have a photo of a child in your wallet, chances are bigger that it will be turned in. Your grandchild’s lego brick probably worked the same way. Lucky you!
Congratulations Christer! A well deserved win.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you very much, Thompson!