As I remember, that day was Saturday, January 25, 1997….a bright and beautiful day, the sun was shining brightly and it was neither hot nor cold. I was working a client up in Pompano Beach, Broward County, and the drive was the better part of an hour or so, most of it being on the I-95 expressway…a 4 or 5 lane highway northbound and the same southbound. I-95 is much traveled and has a nasty reputation for the number of accidents and their high mortality rate, not to mention the crazy drivers that abound in it. I was not that far away from my destination, still on the highway, when there was like a flash of light that hit my eye…and in that flash of light I saw a gun…a nickel plated snub nose revolver. I blinked…shook my head…and wondered where the heck that came from and I concentrated on my driving on the highway.
On a bright day like that it’s easy to get a reflection from a passing car and that’s exactly what I thought it was…even though there weren’t that many cars out that beautiful morning…so I just kept on driving and in a few more minutes…like maybe 10 or so…I came to my exit in Pompano and I drove to the beach where the client and the ad-trailer were waiting for me and my pickup. Several traffic lights down the road I came upon the connecting bridge to the beach and stopped at the traffic light on the bridge because the bridge was up as there was a sailboat passing.
As I was waiting in traffic I heard a voice (sounded far away or faint) in the middle of my head telling me – ahora vienen los golpes – which in English that means – now come the blows or in Spanish street slang/usage it would mean now come the hardships or hardships are coming….
I even looked around just to make sure that no one had snuck into the bed of the pickup without my realizing it….South Florida being the magnet for weirdoes that it’s become lately (just listen to the news)….but nothing…I was alone and left wondering how the heck that voice had gotten inside my head, not to mention who had done it.
The day went by without any further incident. After crossing the bridge I quickly went to the client’s place….hooked up the trailer ad….and went about my route and had a wonderful day. Afterwards I drove home and to my surprise my brother was waiting for me….and after a few minutes of ‘hi how are you, etc.’ he told me that father had shot himself that morning….
Yes the timing coincided with my visions/experience I had that morning but I didn’t say anything about that for some time. I got busy calling the State Department because my passport had expired but was unable to get help so I couldn’t travel that day…had to wait till Monday to do everything then head to the airport and fly to Asuncion, Paraguay, which is where dad had been living for the last 30yrs or so.
Missed the funeral but not the family gathering which was the important thing for me.
There are no answers for me in this….only questions. That experience is what brought me back to the church and God. When I finally did talk about this with my family…most of them stayed looking at me with a blank look…some said/advised me to go see a doctor and get my head examined. The only one with a constructive question (and also intelligent) was one of my cousins in Houston. And she asked me whether that voice was a female voice or a male voice. It was a male voice. But it was so faint/far away that I still can’t for sure say it was dad’s voice.
So there you have it…my encounter with the unknown…which made me realize/come to grips with the fact that we are all walking on a path….individually... that will lead us ….(where we want, I think, but not sure)
RollingC posted on Sep 19, 2006
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Susmaryosep said on Sep 19, 2006....
Wow! What an experience! I think we should believe that there are things we cannot understand; the Chinese and the Orientals accept this without question. In your instance, I think your father is trying to tell you to be strong, as you are now encountering times of adversity as a consequence of his action. Those people who ask you to have your head examined, should have theirs looked at instead. You will emerge from this situation stronger, IF you accept its signals. "Talk" to your father, and demonstrate to him your strength in character. I think he is looking after you!
BTW, I am Chinese.
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RollingC said on Sep 19, 2006....
thank you for your opinion Susmaryosep....that is very close to how I look at it....
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missfickle said on Sep 19, 2006....
I too feel that your father was passing on a message to you. He needed you to know that you were in his thoughts. I have had psychic experiences that have coincided with things my father has done, and I truely believe we do have a connection with at least one of our parents.
You heard the message, which is what he needed you to do.
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quidnunc said on Sep 19, 2006....
this is such an amazing experience RollingC. thank you for sharing this with us. i guess it was your father's way of saying goodbye...
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secretlife said on Sep 19, 2006....
I would keep an open mind as well....
It sounds like quite an experience.
Have you had others since?
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FaithfulDisciple said on Sep 19, 2006....
I'm so sorry about your father, my condolences. Perhaps, it was a mental connection with your Dad, he was letting you know of his tragic incident.
There have been many incidents of a newly died relative visiting their loved ones immediately after their death to inform them of their status. He loved you so much as not to let you know of what had happened to him.
It was your father's way of saying goodbye. I will include him in my prayers and Mass intentions for the eternal repose of his soul.
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CreativeWoman said on Sep 19, 2006....
I believe in signs. It could have been your father or maybe your guardian angel.
CW
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TheNakedProfessor said on Sep 19, 2006....
I've had my share of this sort of wierdness, which may
explain the tangents my brain takes us off on.
We are connected byond the obvious. I try to find the
path of connection.
Something beyond words reached out to you.
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RollingC said on Sep 19, 2006....
Thank you all...Missfickle,Quidnunc,Secretlife,Faithfuldesciple,Creativewoman, TheNakedProfessor,Susmaryosep for your kind words and inspiration. Even though this happened years ago it took effort to write this down. I'm still trying to make some sense of it all but have accepted it finally.
Secret...
good question and yes...it seems that experience opened up a floodgate that I'd been keeping closed (or trying to) all my life. I finally found the spiritual journal a friend nagged me to start...I'd put it down and forgot about it for years now...and the memories of the incidents (and dreams) are there. As I get my thoughts together I'll share some more with you as this...sense/feeling...seems to have a life of it's own. It comes and goes whenever it wants to I guess. That was really the first page of the journal.
There is one way of " bringing " it alive but I did that by accident once and honestly I don't know how to again...too much respect(?) for the power that I feel when it does happen.
TNP...
yes...absolutely...we are all connected beyond the obvious.
That which reached out to me communicates mostly in the language without words....
FD...
Thank you...maybe some day when I start reading the Bible again we could get together and comment. I distinctly remember that it was an enlightening experience for me when I first started to read it looking for answers to my experience. Reading/interpreting between the lines was fun too.
Now before you'all start thinking that I'm sounding like a psychic(?)...I dislike the word as there are too many phonies out there...
I'm the one that's looking for guidance as I'm a babe in the woods still....
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hotaka said on Sep 20, 2006....
That was an incredible first (real) post and very interesting. Like the others said, I am sorry to hear your father took his life, but I am interested in the image and words you experienced. These kinds of things are freaky in a way but as TNP said, we are connected beyond the obvious.
I think I will write about my previous girlfriend next time. We shared some bizarre mental connection from across an ocean. I have hesitated writing about it because of my current girlfriend. I don't want to look back on feelings I once had for someone else.
Looking forward to your next post!
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sunsethue said on Sep 21, 2006....
hey RollingC...
you're not alone... i thought i was alone too along time ago... i have several of those experiences since i was a child... someone even told me to go see a shrink coz i might be a schizo (since i told him that i hear voices giving me advice specially when i am in trouble)... hahaha...
at first it was hard and scary... really... a good friend even tagged me as a reluctant mystic coz i refuse to accept that it's part of me... i even prayed to god to take it away from me coz i don't have any use for it... but somehow i have learned to handle these experiences as i grew older... and wiser... and i realized that the gift was to be used for others and not for myself... so i suggest you use it to help others... it's good karma... really.
well, may god guide you on your spiritual journey... my prayers are with you... take care and have a blessed day.
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Susmaryosep said on Sep 21, 2006....
Sunsethue,
You should try and see some Lotto numbers? hahaha Just kidding!
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sunsethue said on Sep 23, 2006....
hey sus... i don't gamble... i gamble in the game called life but not with numbers hehehe... not my style...
hugs my friend...
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RollingC said on Sep 23, 2006....
thank you Sunsethue for your comments...I left a comment on yours.
Hotaka...thank you for your comment....I look forward to reading on your connection also...we are all connected in ways that we do not know.
Looking back is not always good if you want to keep moving forward but there's nothing wrong with remembering!
Just as long as you know the difference.
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Susmaryosep said on Sep 23, 2006....
it's hard to follow the thread of discussions, when they get too long.... :-). Look at some of Sigroid75's ! More like a chat site..!
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DirtyPrincess said on Sep 29, 2006....
I am sorry to hear about your dad. What a strange
and mystical experience it sounds like you had though.
You must be a very sensitive person. Everyone is able
to tune into the other world, but few of us do.
Your post interested me greatly.
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boyzmom said on Jan 16, 2007....
My experience has never been so vivid, but I think I knew when my Mom died but being young I thought maybe she was better and coming home from the hospital, that made it easier to sleep that night. I think some people have these visions more than once in their life and they struggle to make sense out of them, don't let it be a burden but an adventure!
It has almost been ten years but I hope you still have memories of your father other than this one. My Dad passed away almost 2 years ago and I have a lot of memories of the things he did.
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wakingharmony said on Aug 19, 2007....
Hi Rolling C I would not doubt at all that it ws your Father Preparing you... I have had many experience with that..When my Father left his body I was there. I knew it was his last breath he was taking as he took it I looked at the clock, it was 12 19 am ...Oct 18th, 2002 My 2nd childs birthday.. I feel blessed for it and know that he is about..will be writting about it my self soon ...I enjoyed your story, I saw what you had to say on lfbno7 post...he does have a very special insight...just don't think he realizes how much...with your background as i see so far i would be willing to belive you do have an insight too.. dont loose it -
kruuyai said 8 days ago....
Rolling: That's an amazing story, and it shows (whether or not your father was trying to send you a message) that you are sensitive and receptive to the energies around you, especially when it involves someone close to you. When I first read the words, "Ahora vienen los golpes," I thought it might be slang for "Ahora vienen los disparos."
(Here come the shots). What do you think?
Do you have any more posts like this that you can link me to?
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kruuyai said 8 days ago....
Ha ha... now that I look at your blog, I see that most of your posts are like this. How did I miss them, considering that I'm subscribed to you? Boy, am I going to have fun today! :) -
RollingC said 8 days ago....
Thanks for visiting Kruu...
" Ahora vienen los golpes " is actually a common spanish slang which I've actually heard now and then all my life. ☺
Go ahead and finish reading the other posts and if you want pm me and I'll share some other experiences. At that time those were so many and so strong that I felt I was being bombarded and actually asked God to please slow down.
Somewhere I have my old journal...got to look for it.
:^)
Rc
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