He was told one night while he was sleeping that his time on this side of eternity will be very short
He saw it himself
He was standing by the side of a river
A river that was as clear as crystal
He knew the river was not of this world
He was dressed in a three-piece suit and he

holding in his left hand an excavation material
Something that looked like a funnel and a hose
It was puzzling because he kept starring around looking for the key or bucket he was supposed to be drawing water from but there was none
He stood by the river for a long time as if he

was lost in thought
Then he took off his suit and waistcoat
He laid the two by the riverbank
He took off his necktie too
He didn't hear or think any words
It was like watching a silent movie
As he was about to take off his shirt
He saw an elderly man
The man walked down a narrow

path to the river
The man was elderly
His hair was very white with some black strands
The man was dressed in a black attire
The man did not even give him a second glance
The man walked right into the river until he disappeared into the water
He later re-emerged at the other side

of the river dressed in a golden attire
Somewhere along the line, while he was under the water, his attire changed totally
It was a fascinating sight
It was both frightening and endearing
He knew if he jumped into the river he would likely not return to the side he was standing

by
He was sure his garment would change and he would be gone forever
He took off his shoes and his socks
He really wanted to dive into the river
Just as he was about to take off his trousers
He heard a familiar voice
It was the voice of His father
"Son, where are you going?" said

the voice
He knew where he was going but he was reluctant to tell his father the truth
He wanted to reply but he somehow kept silent
He took his suit, shirt, and trousers and began to walk away from the riverbank
Every step he took was heavy
He really didn't want to go back but

just as he got back to the narrow path
He felt a strong impression in his heart
It felt strongly like a definite date with destiny
It felt like "You will soon be back"
That was the moment he woke up from that vision
The moment he became conscious, he became unhappy
He was really

disappointed that he was back on this side of the divide
He also realized he had been preserved so that he can make things right
The first thing he did was write his last will and testament
He wrote it on his phone and sent it to his email
Arounf 10am that same morning he went to

fiancee's house and broke up with her
What she was seeing was not what he was seeing
He didn't want to be held back whenever he found himself by the side of that river again
He wanted to be free of all forms of hesitation and encumbrances
He was sure she was a factor
He met her

at the teens' church when he was fifteen
She was in the choir
He was one of the instrumentalists
She was from a good Christian home
They somehow became friends
That was how it all started
He took her home to meet his parents when he turned 16
His mother took to her instantly
He

loved her more than life itself
That was why he broke up with her
K#He knew she could commit suicide or go into a forever depression because of him
If there was one person for whom he would have preferred to live for, it would be her
She wanted forever or as long as possible with

him
That was her deal but he had found something deeper than human love and its ominous shades
He had found the doorway to destiny and he was determined to walk through it
He wanted to hurry through the rest of his days and depart without any delay
His mother was shocked when she

heard that he had called it off
She probed him to know why but he had nothing to say to her
How would a son tell his mother that he was in a hurry to shed his mortality
He knew his truth and he embraced it as his reality
He only told his mother he was no longer interested in the

relationship
He waited every night for the vision to return but it didn't happen
Days turned into months
He graduated from the University and got a job
His parents got on his case about settling down
He met another lady and got married
He knew the day would come but he didn't

know when
He had his children
He clocked thirty-five
He clocked forty
The memory of the vision receded
One day he called his ex-girlfriend, the one he left without a good explanation
He was married with children and so was she
He apologized
He told her the reason for which he

did what he did was to protect her
He wished her well in her marriage and blessed her children
His ex-girlfriend forgave him
She told him she forgave him when his mother came for her wedding and sat down through the ceremony apart from supporting her financially
She said she knew

if was meant to be, it would be
They ended the phone call on a very cheerful note
By this time his properties and worth had increased greatly
He visited his will again and updated it
He was looking forward to another birthday with joy and expectation
He got home one evening and

took a nap
Suddenly he saw the river again
This time he walked right into it without any hesitation
As he was walking under the river, he realized the river he saw earlier was a tick cloud with waves
The "river" was not a natural one
Those who walk into it do not need to swim

they find themselves walking on solid earth beneath the body of a cloud that looks like water from afar
They see clearly and breathe normally
By the time he emerged at the other side, his clothes had changed to golden light
It was an adornment like no other
It was wonderful!

He saw the wonders he had seen and longed for up close
He had shed the weight of mortality
He was home
Some hours later he was discovered dead in his bed
People made frantic efforts to bring him back into his mortal nature but that sun was already at the west,
it had set in glory