The Gondola

 

Would you like to make sure that you remember all the wonderful experiences of your life before passing over ? You have taken many photographs to remember, and also videos, and you keep letters and emails.

Here is another way to make sense of your life and celebrate your achievements which are your experiences. You can put on some music if you like. 

 

Imagine being in the mountains and getting into a gondola to travel to the mountain peak. The mountain top is the other world, maybe you don’t see it, it has some clouds around it. 

As you get into your gondola, you are ready to see all the experiences of your life. 

Allow yourself to be surprised where they will show up: near you, or further away, on the horizon even ? 

Allow yourself to be shown your life and take your time.

 

The gondola is very comfortable and there is much to see on the way up to the mountain. 

You can listen to the music, or to the silence, and see your life beneath you like a big picture.
 

You can stop the gondola at any point to get a better look. 

Beginning from your birth, see your parents, your siblings, your life - and let the gondola take you from stage to stage, from place to place, from people to people, until you are in the present, in the here and now. 

Look around - what do you notice ? 

Here is a stop where you can get off the gondola. 

If you stop here, you can step off the gondola, stretch your arms and legs, take some deep breaths and open your eyes. 

 

You can also carry on if you like and see what experiences may live in your future. 

If you carry on the journey in your gondola, you can look at what is shown to you. 

You can travel on all the way to the top or get off at any time during the journey. 

There is no merit in going fast or slow, or in going further or stop earlier. 

This is your free choice and therefore always the right choice. 

You may see things that delight you or others that shock you. 

Know always that you are safe in your gondola and nothing can touch you, you are just an observer. 

If you wish to reach the top, possibly travelling through the clouds, just wait until you hear the message: “This is your destination.” and get off the gondola. 

 

Have a look around, as long as you like. 

You can meet people, friends, family, but also artists, scientists, composers, philosophers. 

Just ask and you can have a meeting with somebody who interests you. 

·      J.S. Bach ? 

·      Albert Einstein ? 

·      Michelangelo ? 

·      A Saint ? 

·      Your parents ? 

·      A childhood friend ? 

Take your time. You can sit on a bench with them, looking at the beautiful view, or maybe you would like to talk with them, dance with them, or go for a walk. It is up to you. 

You can also wander around by yourself and make discoveries, it is your choice. 

When you are ready, you come back to the gondola, step in and travel to the point in time which is now. 

The gondola opens and you step out. 

 

You stretch your arms and legs and take a few deep breaths. Finally, you open your eyes. 

If you wish, you can write down your impressions and experiences of this journey.