“Man of the worldly mind!” replied the Ghost, “do you believe in me or not?”
“I do,” said Scrooge. “I must. But why do spirits walk the earth, and why do they come to me?”
“It is required of every man,” the Ghost returned, “that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death. It is doomed to wander through the world — oh, woe is me! — and witness what it cannot share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness!”
~ A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens.
My husband was having eye surgery at the local outpatient clinic and was back for a checkup. My youngest son and I went to a local restaurant to wait for his doctor’s visit. We had some drinks and ordered some food.
A nice BBQ restaurant that had a restful area near the bar with big lazy booths.
We smiled at the bartender waiter and listened to the music. It is a very pleasant place to be. While sipping my coffee stout I looked over to see a Human walking up. He sat next to me at the booth to my left and smiled. He was dreamy like and transparently present. He then told me something as my son was looking at his phone.
“You are having lunch with your son?”
“Yes.” I spoke.
“With all that we went through you turned out alright. I am very proud of you HUD. A mother and wife. You have so much to be grateful for. You did a good job.”
With tears in my eyes, I responded without words.
He then told me he needed to go because he had a lot of friends to visit.
Steve then walked away and floated with a goofy smile up through the roof.
I told my son what happened. He is familiar with my stories, and we began to eat as my husband arrived to order some food as well.
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