Title: 
New Age Spirituality – Morning Has Been All Night Coming ( Part 14 )

Word Count:
372

Summary:
“Well, I tell you what,” he said. “Let me at least drop off a gift for you. What harm can there be in that?”

“Why don’t you mail it?” I asked. “There’s no need to waste your time bringing it. I can assure you that I won’t be buying a set. My children have all the encyclopedias they will ever need.”

“Your address is ... ,” and he rattled off my address. I assumed that he had gotten it from some mailing list. There was an annoying persistence about him as he continued. “I...


Keywords:
New Age Spirituality , Spirituality , Religion And Spirituality


Article Body:
“Well, I tell you what,” he said. “Let me at least drop off a gift for you. What harm can there be in that?”

“Why don’t you mail it?” I asked. “There’s no need to waste your time bringing it. I can assure you that I won’t be buying a set. My children have all the encyclopedias they will ever need.”

“Your address is ... ,” and he rattled off my address. I assumed that he had gotten it from some mailing list. There was an annoying persistence about him as he continued. “It will only take a few minutes. Please, let me drop it off. Company policy, you see.”

“Well, what harm can there be? Only a few minutes you say?”

“Yes, I promise that I won’t impose on you. This evening around 7:00 p.m. Will that be fine?”

“Okay, I’ll see you then,” I said and hung up the phone. There was a vague familiarity in this conversation, a kind of déjà vu. It seemed as if I’d heard every word he said in another conversation, years earlier. Well,this time would be different; no one was going to sell me something I didn’t want! There is an old saying, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” I knew there was no danger that I would become the owner of three sets of encyclopedias; in fact, I was thinking of having some fun with this situation.

Returning home from work, I checked the mailbox at the end of my driveway. Just the normal stuff except for a large,unstamped envelope which appeared to contain a book. I greeted the children and sat down to examine the contents of the envelope. I didn’t recall ordering any books as I tore the mailer apart and pulled out a leather- bound volume titled The Ancient Light Within. There was a yellow note stuck on the cover that read, “This is your gift. I’m sorry I have to cancel our appointment for this evening, but I’ll be in touch with you soon.” It was signed, “Your Encyclopedia Salesman.”

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