Door to Kandalaura by Louise Klodt Read Free Book Online

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over.
    I was still a little embarrassed, so I slowed down and changed the subject by complimenting
them on their landscaping.
    “You guys sure know how to throw a party,” I blurted out.
    Again they laughed and smiled, and we all continued eating. By now Nicholas, Andron’s
older brother, had joined us.
    “We’re glad you’re here, son,” said his father. “It’s great to have the whole family
together again. But what happened to your quest for exploration? I thought you were
going to keep looking till you discovered other beings in the universe.”
    “I was,” said Nicholas. “But after a while, I began to wonder if my goal was futile,
so I asked Jesus.”
    “Wow!” I said. “I keep forgetting that you guys actually see Him and talk to Him.
Did He tell you?”
    “Actually, He did,” said Nicholas, “but His answer surprised me.”
    “How so?” asked his father.
    “Well, He said that at this time, we are the only two planets with spiritual and
intellectual beings on them. That made me wonder why He created so many galaxies
and planets.”
    “Hmm, that’s a good question,” I responded. Now he had me wondering. “What did He
say?”
    “He said that whether there is more life or not, it takes the entire universe to
maintain our two planets and keep them in balance. He has created everything to work
together. Then He reminded me that They (Father, Holy Spirit, and Himself) have existed
forever and are not limited by any dimension of time. He looked right at me and
said, “We have all eternity and can create new life any time we desire.”
    “On earth we have a hard time understanding eternity,” I said. “Our lives have a
beginning and an end, and that’s the way it is. Most people of our race are thinking
about how to get more stuff and do more things before they die. We also have many
challenges to overcome.”
    At that I began to wonder what life would be like without big challenges. How do
people on Kandalaura keep from getting bored?
    It was Andron’s father who intercepted my thoughts. He looked straight into my eyes
with the sincerity and purity I had seen in Andron. Deep love shone through his eyes
and came all over me. I felt loved as if I were his very own son.
    Tears gushed from my eyes. I was embarrassed for losing control. Back home I would
never have done this, but here on Kandalaura, I had a difficult time holding it all
together. And it could happen in a matter of seconds.
    “It’s all right, Mikey,” he said. “You see, our planet is what your planet would
have been if your first mother and father had not believed the serpent. We have no
boredom, or laziness, or lack of purpose here. You’re wondering how we can have purpose
if we have no mountains to climb.”
    “I guess that about sums it up,” I said.
    They smiled at my choice of words.
    “It just seems like your people play and do whatever they want to all day. Yet you’re
all so beautiful and pure, and you love God. I just don’t understand what makes you
tick.”
    Again they smiled at my choice of words. They seemed amused by them.
    Andron’s father smiled. He put his hand on my hand, and said, “Mikey, we have the
same purpose here on Kandalaura as you do on Earth. Do you know what it is?” he asked.
    “Most people think it’s what we do to earn a living, but that’s not it, is it?” I
said. I remembered my discussion with Andron about worshipping God at work and at
school.
    “No, Mikey, it isn’t,” he said. “What you do for a career is how you sustain life
on your planet, but that’s not your purpose. You were created for something else,
and I think you know what it is.”
    “It’s Jesus, isn’t it?” I answered. “And I can worship Him no matter where I am or
what I’m doing.”
    “Exactly,” he replied. “We all worship and serve the same God. Getting to know Him
is a quest for both our planets.”
    “Just think,” said Nicholas. “Even in a trillion of your earth years, there