This press conference sucks, thought the young man as he sat at breakfast with his family. It's hard at times to talk with people that have a different mind set than you. To be honest I have not met many people if any at all with the same mind set as me, he thinks to himself. As he sits and ponders he realizes he finds himself day dreaming more and more lately not about fortunes and fame, but of directions and paths for him to take so that he can live his life to the fullest. Finding himself baffled at the opportunities that lay in every which way, he chooses not to act today instead he is patient. He understands that with patience comes answers, with answers comes directions and with directions comes a light that will show you the way through life. He remembers that you can not rely on all answers to be the right ones, so vigilance is key in gaining the knowledge he will need to make it through life's twists and turns. His mind races as if competing against time itself and before long the sun dips into the distance as shadows are cast on the walls of his room that remind him that for another night he is without a clue as to what tomorrow may bring and he is uncomfortably at peace with that. With the thoughts in his head being what seems to be his only companion he talks to himself as if staring into a mirror at his reflection but not as if it is him at all but a complete alter ego is staring back at him. "Hello" he says aloud as his eyes start to wander finding a place on the ground, suddenly feeling embarrassed that he said the words aloud at all. "Hello" a sudden and alarming reply as his gaze snaps back to the mirror to see only himself, has he gone mad? Or was this merely an echo of his own imagination? Deciding to try again he speaks his mind. "There are nights when my mind is calm and sleep is easy, but nights like tonight when my mind is chasing every thought that gives an appearance sleep is not an option". Glancing down at his watch he proceeds, "you would think that at 3:40 in the morning the only thought on my mind would be sleep and the relaxation that comes along with it. Then I realize that loneliness is a major part of my life, its almost a little depressing, not an emotion that I let past my firewall very often but when it gets here it hits hard, like a freight train with no breaks, that doesn't stop with a tap but proceeds to drag you into oblivion". Feeling a bit strange again for once again talking to his own persona, he hears the voice again but this time he was staring straight at himself and never saw movement from the lips of his reflection. The voice speaks again as if evolving from thin air. "Fear not my child for I am with you always". Piercing words but somehow he was not afraid as if he knew who was speaking to him. "You may feel alone, you may feel as though there is no one to show you the way, but I will, all you need do is trust me and I will be your patients, I will be your answers, I will be your direction, because I am your light in the darkness". The voice continues as if it had been reading every thought that was going through his mind. "You knew me once but years have past and time has come and gone and with time you have pushed me aside, not knowing that although you have done so, I have never left you. I am the one that carried you when you were ejected from that truck so many years ago. I am the one that has and will protect you until I see fit to call you home. "Just remember where you came from and how you were raised. Remember how your parents cried at your bed side when you were little, praying and asking that I would keep my arms around you through whatever struggles you may face". The boy sat with tears in his eyes as the words sunk in, with a now more humbled tone he whispers "what have I done? What have I done?" to his knees he dropped as the doors of his heart opened welcoming this new feeling in. He once again speaks as he wipes away his tears and begins to stand "what shall I call you." and with one simple answer the voice speaks. "Some call me Father, some call me Son, some Holy Spirit but I am all three just the same so you can call me Jesus Christ for that is my name, some call me almighty, some call me shepherd and you are my lamb, but no matter the name you give me I am that i am." With that said he laid down in his bed as peace and serenity filled his soul and a stillness soothed his mind, as he closed his eyes and prayed. "Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep, and if I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take." As he falls to sleep, he remembers the sins he has committed and how he can make it right, and he also knows that there are struggles still ahead and that the Devil wont give up without a fight. All he knows to do is to keep his mind on God and everything will work out in the end, and with that thought he falls asleep only thing on his mind is the message he had received from his closest friend.
"AK"
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