Fly

He was told one night while he was 
sleeping that his time on this side of 
eternity will be very short
He saw it himself
He was standing by the side of a river
A river that was as clear as crystal
He knew the river was not of this world
He was dressed in a three-piece suit 
and he was holding in his left hand an 
excavation material
Something that looked like a funnel
 and a hose
It was puzzling because he kept starring 
around looking for the keg or bucket 
he was supposed to be drawing water 
from but there was none
He stood by the river for a long time as 
if he was lost in thought
Then he took off his suit and waistcoat
He laid the two by the riverbank
He took off his necktie too
He didn't hear or think any words
It was like watching a silent movie
As he was about to take off his shirt
He saw an elderly man
'The man walked down a narrow path 
to the river
The man was elderly
His hair was very white with some 
black strands
The man was dressed in a black attire
The man did not even give him a 
second glance
The man walked right into the river 
until he disappeared into the water
He had expected to see the man
swimming but no, the man just kept
walking despite the fact that he was
inside the water
The man later re-emerged at the 
other side of the river dressed in a 
golden attire
Somewhere along the line, while he 
was under the water, his attire changed
 totally
It was a fascinating sight
It was both frightening and endearing
He knew if he jumped into the river he 
would likely not return to the side he 
was standing by
He was sure his garment would change 
and he would be gone forever
He took off his shoes and his socks
He really wanted to dive into the river
Just as he was about to take off his 
trousers
He heard a familiar voice
It was the voice of His father
"Son, where are you going?" said 
the voice
He knew where he was going but he 
was reluctant to tell his father the truth
He wanted to reply but he somehow 
kept silent
He took his suit, shirt, and trousers 
and began to walk away from the 
riverbank
Every step he took was heavy
He really didn't want to go back but
just as he got back to the narrow path
He felt a strong impression in his heart
It felt strongly like a definite date with 
destiny
It felt like "You will soon be back"
That was the moment he woke up 
from that vision
The moment he became conscious, 
he became unhappy
He was really disappointed that he was 
back on this side of the divide
He also realized he had been preserved 
so that he can make things right
The first thing he did was write his 
last will and testament
He wrote it on his phone and sent it 
to his email
Around 10am that same morning he 
went to his fiancee's house and 
broke up with her
What she was seeing was no longer 
what he was seeing
He didn't want to be held back whenever 
he found himself by the side of that 
river again
He wanted to be free of all forms of 
hesitation and encumbrances
He was sure she was a factor
He met her at the teens' church when
 he was fifteen
She was in the choir
He was one of the instrumentalists
She was from a good Christian home
They somehow became friends
That was how it all started
He took her home to meet his parents 
when he turned 16
His mother took to her instantly
Heloved her more than life itself
That was why he broke up with her
He knew she could commit suicide 
or go into a forever depression 
because of him
If there was one person for whom he 
would have preferred to live for, it 
would be her
She wanted forever or as long as 
possible with him.
That was her deal but he had found 
something deeper than human love 
and its ominous shades
He had found the doorway to destiny 
and he was determined to walk 
through it
He wanted to hurry through the rest of 
his days and depart without any delay
His mother was shocked when she
heard that he had called it off
She probed him to know why but he had 
nothing to say to her
How would a son tell his mother that 
he was in a hurry to shed his mortality
He knew his truth and he embraced it 
as his reality
He only told his mother he was no longer
 interested in the  relationship
He waited every night for the vision to 
return but it didn't happen
Days turned into months
He graduated from the University and 
got a job
His parents got on his case about settling 
down
He met another lady and got married
He knew the day would come but he 
didn't know when
He had his children
He clocked thirty-five
He clocked forty
The memory of the vision receded
One day he called his ex-girlfriend, 
the one he left without a good explanation
He was married with children and 
so was she
He apologized
He told her the reason for which he
did what he did was to protect her
He wished her well in her marriage 
and blessed her children
His ex-girlfriend forgave him
She told him she forgave him when his 
mother came for her wedding and sat 
down through the ceremony apart 
from supporting her financially
She said she knew if was meant to be, 
it would be
They ended the phone call on a very 
cheerful note
By this time his properties and worth 
had increased greatly
He visited his will again and updated it
He was looking forward to another 
birthday with joy and expectation
He got home one evening andtook a nap
Suddenly he saw the river again
This time he walked right into it without
 any hesitation
As he was walking under the river, he 
realized the river he saw earlier was a 
tick cloud with wavesThe "river" was 
not a natural one
Those who walk into it do not need to swim
they find themselves walking on solid earth 
beneath the body of a cloud that looks 
like water from afar
They see clearly and breathe normally
By the time he emerged at the other side, 
his clothes had changed to golden light
It was an adornment like no other
It was wonderfull
He saw the wonders he had seen and longed 
for up close
He had shed the weight of mortality
He was home
Some hours later he was discovered dead 
in his bed
People made frantic efforts to bring him 
back into his mortal nature but that sun 
was already at the west
it had set in glory

PS: For the believer, a setting sun on
this side of time, is s rising sun
on the other side of time
He or she rides the eagle with calm 
assurance
You have defeated death in Christ
When the time to fly comes
Spead your wings and fly!