Finding himself at the gate he could not remember how he got there. Beyond the gate was a home bathed in light and warmth. He walked through the wrought iron ornate structure and walked towards the house that he often saw in his dreams. As he walked towards the house, it appeared to be further away as if the house was moving away in step with his movements.
Tired, he saw a bench and stopped to rest. As he rested, another person approached on the path and asked if he could share the bench. The man nodded and after a brief period of silence, the stranger remarked that he was drawn to this gate.
“Where are we? I do not remember how I got here.”
The other man nodded affirmatively.
In the distance was the magnificent home, all lit up; warm and inviting.
“What is the last thing you remember,” asked the first man.
“I was outside my apartment in Beit Hanoun, and everything went black.” The other man took this in but clearly was surprised.
“What do you remember,” the other man asked.
“I was playing with my grandchildren in Kibbutz Nir Oz where I lived. There was a blast and I found myself here.”
The two men spied each other but realized that the hatred they felt in life had been cleansed from their souls. They talked about their families, children, and grandchildren. They shared their dreams for the future.
There was no talk of who was to blame, no talk of a two-state solution, no talk of who was right and who was wrong or who had the moral high ground.
As their eyes met, all they both saw was a divine spark. Their language, skin color and dress so critical on earth was now irrelevant. Like all human beings, they came from the same infinite source. They were now one and realized that every single person on the planet is one, tethered together by the same celestial genesis.
They rose from the bench and embraced.
“Shalom aleichem,” said the man.
“Wa-alaikum as-salaam,” the other man replied.
The two men took their final walk to the house in the distance. The house was symbolic; there to bring comfort to all men and women who take that final walk to New Jerusalem, where all live in peace and harmony forever.
