New Age Spirituality

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Amazing, I thought. He barely spoke to me a fewAfter the children were in bed, I returned to The
hours ago, made an appointment, canceled it, andAncient Light Within and flipped through the pages. I
dropped off my gift book in the mailbox. And what awas familiar with the G & M Company, but
title — The AncientLight Within.Since I neededwasn’t aware that they published books. The
another good book to read, I was grateful for this one. Istory slowly unfolded about a person who became
opened it,searching for the name of the publisher andsuccessful after a long series of tragedies. He was led
author. There, printed on the first page was “Theto follow the guidance that came from within him and
Ancient Light Within by the Editors of G & Mhad never given up. The hero’s example was
Enterprises, The Big City, United States ofan inspiration and a comfort to me.
America.” On the left, inside cover, hand-writtenPutting the book away, I thought to myself that
in beautiful penmanship, were the words “Toperhaps we all have the ability to turn disaster into
John with love and the respect that one student of lifetriumph and poverty into plenty. Perhaps within us all is
owes another.” The signature, however, wasthis “ancient light” that will guide us,if we
unreadable. While trying to sort out this confusingjust look for it in our hearts. With disconnected
information, I uttered an old expression I sometimesthoughts of that nature, I turned in to bed, forgetting
use,“What man! Blast!” The childrenbooks,forgetting encyclopedias, forgetting everything
looked up in surprise from their play, and Malikabut the soft comfort of my pillow.
asked,“Is everything OK, Daddy?”Tomorrow would be Saturday and I so looked
“Oh, yes,” I quickly said as I put away theforward to weekends.