Where the Weeds Grow
เจเจธ เจ-เจเจฟเจคเจพเจฌ เจฌเจพเจฐเฉ
The wild side of life.
This book is a selection of Curtโs essays on subjects ranging from the simplest of all to the most sublime, from the wonders of water, rock, and moonlight to the miracle of existence, the mystery of death, and the possibility of returning to heaven early.ย It explores ocean, desert, and mountain, places that are not on any map, and the unmowed corner of your backyard.ย It examines adrenaline rushes, near-death experiences, and โimpossibleโ coincidences.
There are stories about discovering the secret to happiness in the middle of nowhere, the heart of the city, and small-town alleys late at night.ย Moments when time seems to stop moving and when it flies at the speed of light.ย Things that last only for a split second and others that endure forever.ย Looking into the eyes of a wolf and feeling the feathers on a pigeonโs back.ย Hearing the call of the wild and responding accordingly.
For raw, pure, unadulterated wildness is readily available on this unparalled planet we inhabit, but only if we dare to cut the rope and leave the herd behind.ย Because, you see, ecstasy lies just beyond the lawn, the pavement, and the fence.
It waits for us in the weeds.
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While attending catechism class as a child, Curt Melliger was taught that if he obeyed the rules all his life he would be permitted to enter a place called Heaven when he died.ย The priest and nuns described it as a sacred abode up in the clouds that contained all of the very best things in the universe.ย There was sunshine and blue sky, pretty flowers and double rainbows, fine foods and delicious drinks, ringing bells and beautiful music, saints and angels and the all-enveloping love of God.ย The young boyโs mind processed this information and came to the stunning conclusion: โWhy, theyโre talking about this planet!โ
Since that early revelation Curt has been discovering other examples of paradise incarnate wherever he goes.ย This book is a collection of 43 stories on subjects ranging from water and fire and bolts of lightning to adrenaline rushes, near-death experiences, and the place where goosebumps originate, from skiing and climbing and walking in reverse, to the changing of seasons, the reason for winter and the cause of spring, from the human hand and human soul and human condition, to the dream state, beatific ecstasy, and what awaits us on the other side of the veil that only partially separates this golden realm from the other one.
For the Ultimate is much closer than we have been led to believe.ย Indeed, it is readily available right here on this planet, this Garden of Eden, this one-of-a-kind oasis in space.
Right now.
