Thursday, May 29, 2008

Fire, and the voice of GOD



Something happened today; I heard the voice of GOD! Loud and clear. No confusion, and he said, "Stop, Drop, and Roll!"
Okay, its not the first time I heard things, but what is clear is I understand how most people confuse the word of the their creator with subconscious instructions meant for survival. All our lives since being small children, we remember these lessons, and they get buried into the subconscious of our being. So many influences of TV, friends, family, and just noise of our every day lives that we do not notice or remember what our brains retain or ingest. Then something happens, a trigger, a moment of clarity.
Its the same type of training that soldiers go through, and its very much like the repeated discipline that it becomes a natural response of a martial artist. Only when an average person responds its seems mystical, or spiritual.
Its doing the exact right thing in a split second that turns an emergency into a minor event.

Today I set myself on fire. It was an accident, more likely a stupid human trick of fate. I was in the yard and there is a pile of brush and sticks that need to be cleared. As with most of my solutions, I go straight to clear by fire. Only I didn't have any starter or lighter fluid so,... I poured some gasoline on the sticks. Took my propane torch and Whooosh, instant FIRE!
Well, the pile wasn't catching so I thought I would pour more gas on the other side, and before I did it I stood and thought this could be dangerous, and I wish I had some lighter fluid, but I went ahead and I think I dripped some on the left side of my clothes got a little on my arm, didn't think and as I poured gas on the side that wasn't burning, everything caught the flames.
I looked down and saw my shorts catch and in an instant watch as my arm hair flashed and saw my forearm catch on Fire.
I stood there for a second going,.. wow my arm is on fire,... huh,...Fire,...Oh, SHIT, I'm on fire,... ahhh,.. I throw the gas can,... started to run, and thought now what,,...then it came,.. in a loud voice totally in my head,..STOP,Drop,and ROLL! I was lying on the ground looking about and no more fire.
I looked at my arm and saw no hair! Then felt a sting, pain, and it registered I just burned myself, looked back, and nothing important was burning, nothing out of control, ...house,...go to shower, stripped and washed didn't wipe the the arm just let the water pour on it. I then calmly toweled,...and looked for burn cream, no burn cream, but had skin moisturizer. Slathered it on in goop's. AHHH, cool, ...after I got a cool drink I then settled on the couch.
I did get some burn cream from my fiance', when she came home. As it turns out, I do have some blistering, but mostly everything is minor. I can laugh at myself now, and everything seems sort of unreal,...I remember grade school sitting the the classroom listening to firemen teaching us what to do in case of a fire. I remembered. School was never a wasted event. I never stop learning, and always hope never to be in life threatening situations, but its good to know what to do. I remember giving someone the Heimlich while they were choking in a restaurant one time. I never thought I would be saving myself from,... myself.
She always worries when a travel on the scooter, now she is worried about leaving me alone at home in the back yard. (Shaking her head)
I just lost my ability or my person choice to make independent decisions. Everything must be presented to her before being preformed. Soon, I will not be allowed to dress myself before leaving the house, but that's a story for another day.

Bumbas, ...Happy Trails!

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