“Oh, so that’s it! That’s why they told me about their dreams and your set of books this morning. Hardly anything you do should surprise me anymore. By the way, old friend, where is the free set of encyclopedias you said I won?”

Gideon’s face lit up. From what I knew about him, he rarely, if ever, became excited about anything. This time he showed a flicker of emotion as he said, “I’m glad you mentioned the books. Don’t worry, you will receive them soon. And as for the children, they understand much more than they are given credit for. Now can we go inside and have that coffee?”

Over a hot cup of coffee, I looked at Gideon. Still the same beard and still the same eyes.It somehow seemed to be yesterday as we sat there. I was fully determined to get some answers to questions that had puzzled me for some time. He was quiet for a while, as if thinking about what to say. I broke the silence. “Gideon, whatever happened to Marla? Will she be helping me, too? Does she still work for your company?”

“Yes. You’ll meet her again. She has many additional responsibilities these days. But we will let her explain what she does when you see her.”

“When will that be?” I asked.

“All in good time” was all he would say.

“Do you remember the time a few years ago when we were at that special party? It seemed as if we met people from different times and places. Do you recall how we seemed to travel back in time? Do you remember any of those things?”

“Of course, I do, John. You’re the one who forgets so quickly. There were situations that you yourself referred to as miracles, and yet, you forgot them. You were supposed to remember those times and to draw strength from what you saw and heard.” He became more intense as he continued. “Sometimes, although people might see the moon turn blue or someone walk on water or through a fire and say, ‘That’s absolutely amazing,’ in a short while they forget. There’s a tendency to remember only the bad times and discount the good things that happened, to get caught up in the problems of life instead of the joys of living.”

“Gideon, so we don’t waste any time, why are we discussing these things? Why don’t we go on to more practical matters? I certainly would like some advice on my personal situation — for example, my finances.”

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