Heaven is a place unlike any you have ever seen before. It is green with luscious trees, shrubbery, and brush, and yet it has a desert like quality to many parts of it. You can walk around barefoot in the soft sand that makes trails with just enough room for a few people to fit side by side. To the left and to the right are great big walls of rock that extend hundreds of feet high so you can only see the sky above you. There is a river running through it with glorious green blue water that runs down through several ginormous waterfalls. There are small hills and valleys everywhere. In heaven, you sleep in tents or if you prefer you can sleep under the numerous twinkling stars that shine so bright you almost can't believe it. There are picnic tables for you to enjoy and eat on. Many people occupy heaven, nonetheless there are many places to go for peace and quiet.
Leaving heaven was definitely the saddest thing that I have had to do in my life. It was bitter sweet when I knew I had to come back to reality. The hike out was long, but bearable.
You might be wondering how I got to heaven in the first place. It's quite simple actually. I hiked there. And any of you can go to heaven whenever you want. Now if you read closely, I'll tell you how to get to heaven.
First what you have to do if pack for however many days you want to spend in heaven. Pack your clothes, food, toiletries, and sleeping necessities. Make sure not to pack to heavy, because you have to hike in and out with it. Next, you need a car. Fill up your gas tank and drive about four hours. You will pass Flagstaff and Seligman. When you arrive to your destination you will be at the top of the Grand Canyon. The very same place that Paul Bunyan created when he drug his axe. The next step it the hardest. You must hike down the Grand Canyon for nine miles until you run into a village. This village is inhabited by the Yavapai tribe. Kindly pay them the fee to enter heaven, and continue hiking for another two miles. Once your hike is over you have reached heaven. However, to most it is known as Havasupai.
No, Havasupai isn't actually heaven. You aren't dead and you can't see the dead there. God does not physically walk there and you cannot see him with your physical eyes there. Havasupai is simply a place in the Grand Canyon, but I would imagine that it's just like heaven.
So remember these simple steps and you too can get to heaven. I should have never come back to the real world. It's not as fun or enjoyable as heaven, but it was necessary for me to come back. I still have lots of work to do.
So remember these simple steps and you too can get to heaven. I should have never come back to the real world. It's not as fun or enjoyable as heaven, but it was necessary for me to come back. I still have lots of work to do.
ReplyDeleteI loved when you described how to get to your ‘happy place.’ I couldn’t help but chuckle when you said you had to pay the Yavapai people to get there. “Darn Yavapai tribe,” I giggled, “charging people to enter heaven.”
It’s nice that you found a place you love to be. Nature has always had a special place in my heart, and I’m happy to hear that I’m not alone.
It’s fascinating to think that everything around us was crafted with trillions of years of time. Valleys were once the tallest of mountains, and deserts were once nestled at the bottom of the sea. At the Grand Canyon, each and every layer in the multicolored rock side represents an era.
I hope you get to visit Havasupai again. Paradise exists somewhere for everyone; I’m glad you found yours.
I loved your metaphor “heaven.” There’s just something about nature that is amazing and it absolutely seems like heaven. You have great imagery that I could just imagine myself there even though I’ve never actually been there. It reminded me of when I hiked Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park. Everywhere I looked there was always something beautiful. Nature is one of a kind. Someday I hope to go to Havasupai and experience what you call “heaven.”
ReplyDeleteI love that you compared it to heaven. I have been there twice and I truly agree with you! I love it there and cannot wait until I get to go again in twenty-two days! Thank you for sharing! You described it perfectly. I am so happy you got to go! I am a little jealous, but I'll have my turn soon! And great title! You totally made me want to read this! Good job!
ReplyDeleteI honestly thought this was going in a couple different directions until I realized you were just detailing how much you loved your trip. I don't know if I have ever had such a deep feeling for a place that I could call it heaven. Even though I have enjoyed many things in life, it seems you partake in so much more euphoria when you are happy wherever you are. The feeling of letting something you love go is hard; but like you said it was necessary. There is still much for all of us to do on our paths in life, and we'll reach out little piece of heaven just like you did. Awesome job on your blog Levi.
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