It starts slowly, like a gentle breeze at my back, or like the scarcely perceivable pull of a weak magnet. It starts slow, but slowly, steadily it accelerates, the feeling of being moved along in a sweeping arc, pulled towards some as yet invisible center. At first I am unaware of what’s happening. Then the awareness comes- and with that awareness a sense of fear, yet mixed with the fear is exhilaration, a sense of something bigger than myself. Things are moving faster now. Gravitational forces from out side the center, try to pull me back. My orbit becomes erratic, but just for a moment. The once weak pull from the center continues to wax with intensity, I move faster still, Eyes wide open… Wondering what happens next? I’m not sure when I reached the point of no return, but last night as I sat talking with my wife I realized- it has already happened. I have reached The EVENT HORIZON.
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