“Being There” from “The Whisper of a Saint”
“As he examined this newest delightful moment, Theo realized that inherent in it was a childlike wonderment, an innocence of not expecting anything, of accepting the “now” exactly as it presented itself. He saw that his mind had stopped functioning during the experience. The joy of the moment overpowered all normal brain functions. No sense of passing time disturbed the experience. No reflection that it was “he” who was enjoying it intruded upon the profound stillness.”