FROZEN IN STONE 3/20/14

The people on that train all had one thing in common...they were old and wished to go back one more time.  Their wish was granted.  There were only five people on the train, and I was one of them. The terrain out side whizzed by and the land looked desolate under a full Moon.  The trip would consist of five stops, and when it was your stop, your name was called.  One by one, they got out of the train and just disappeared into the blackness.  I was the last one to get off.  None of us knew what to expect, but, we were old and had not many days, so what did it matter? When it came my turn, I gazed at the conductor and he gave me a nod.  I stepped out onto the ground and saw nothing but Moonlight on a desert landscape.  I started back to get back on the train, but the door was locked and the train was pulling out. I saw a path in the dim Moon light and started walking.....Looking back, it was like I was unconscious for a time and just woke up in the Sunlight....I was standing in front of 3509 Rosemary...such a beautiful day, the Verdugo's jade green and so very clear.  In about five minutes, I realized there was no sound and nothing was moving except for branches in the wind...no cars...no people...Pretty strong stuff for those faint of heart, but I realized something here that was arranged, and I knew God was kind. As no instructions of any kind had been given to me, it became clear that things would reveal themselves when it was their time.   I walked up to our front door, and there was Mom and Dad,,,,standing still like statues.  I touched them, and even though they looked like live flesh and blood, they were cast in stone.  Dad was at the dinner table and Mom was coming through the door between Kitchen and dining room...just frozen in time....I went through every room and the items were not stone..only the people were.  I was not told how long I would be here nor would I get out alive.   I went into my bedroom and felt of my bed..not stone...what do I do now....what is all this about?  I should have asked this before, just like I should have asked allot of questions before.  There was electricity and the clocks were keeping time.  Curiosity replaced shock, and I wondered if other people were stone figures also....I broke into neighbor's house and found Laurie, Wendy, Louisa, and Lester...frozen in stone.  I opened their refridgerator and there was food...fresh and cold.  I drank some milk and gobbled down some meat loaf.  Felt better, but  why?.  I then wondered if cars would run.  I ran back to our house and the Hudson was in the garage...I went back inside and found the keys in my Mom's Purse.  I backed the Hudson out and went exploring the perimeters of "My World"..how far did it extend?   It extended as far as I wanted it to....everything the same, except all people were frozen in time.  I found dogs, cats, birds....all frozen in time.  I became very thankful that cars moved.  In a situation like that, I wondered what the point was in my desire to go back. I believe most people would love to have this experience.  That is because they never experienced it.  It is too  much for the human being to deal with...just too far away from real life and what it was.  To sum up, I went many places and studied many stone figures...just stopped when the director said "CUT"   ...The Sun was now behind the Verdugos,  the Pink light on the Verdugos was rising....the azure blue of night was drawing its curtain.....the stars were coming out....so very silent...so silent.  .One thing became very clear; the topography may be beautiful, the homes may be elegant, but life comes from living things. It takes the cry of a baby, the laughter of a child, the sounds of birds,  the neighbor with his Barber Shop Quartet practicing , to add the beauty and reason to our existance....For the first time, I wanted to go back to the future....Wasn't there a Movie named that ?  :)