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I didn't wait for her to answer. As I pondered my own question a profound answer came to mind. The answer unfolded into a smile and a statement of recognition of something greater than love. "The answer is so simple, Indira," I said to her, "I wonder why I haven't thought of it before. The answer is, that what is happening here is exceedingly precious to me. You have come to me not just as a beautiful woman, but also as someone so daring to have put yourself on the line for something that I deeply believe in, to test the riches of our humanity as a foundation on which love, sovereignty, and peace can unfold together. In this, all by itself, you are more precious to me than any other man on earth would likely ever hold you. You are a miracle, really. My thoughts are filled with gratitude to God for this miracle that someone like you exits in this world, and I am exceedingly grateful that this miracle is you, and you are here and near. I am grateful, Indira, that you exist. You are most precious to me. So, how could I possibly hurt you? I hope that what unfolds from our being together will be equally as precious to you. I hope that we can have together all the 'gold' in the world that life can bring, and this in total security and with a freedom that comes without a price tag attached. It is my hope that the recognition of our universal marriage may become the model for the unfolding of a new kind of love in the world and the model for a new renaissance. Will this be sufficient for you as an assurance, will it?"
Indira answered with a nod. She squeezed my hands. I saw tears forming in the corner of her eyes. Perhaps it was in part in an effort to hide her tears that she closed her eyes and kissed me. Or maybe she never noticed these tears herself. She seemed happy after the kiss. We started walking again soon thereafter.
The mood of the night became much lighter now, and infinitely brighter. I supposed that my answer did suffice.
She told me on the way to the car that she knew quite a few villagers who would be delighted to hear about our "miracle" together. "And they will hear about it," she added. "But can this really be applied universally in real life situations, in every case, or even in just a few other cases? Do you think that it is possible that I'll find just one other person besides you in the world who can understand this principle to the point that he or she and I may be bound to each other on the platform of this principle with such a commitment that it enriches one-another's life?"
"I sincerely hope so," I answered immediately. "Are you suggesting that I might be the only such person?" I asked. "If you do, you deny the universality of the principle. The principle is absolute. The knowledge of it can be shared."
"Are you saying then that you are just the first step in a still greater miracle? Are you saying that it is possible for this miracle to unfold on and on, on a universal plain? If this is so, then I'll gladly share my life with you and with any other such person. I suppose, the miracle that you speak of has no meaning to me unless it can exist outside the private domain. In the private domain we might never be free. But if this miracle is unfolding in the universal domain, then its 'gold' is even more precious, and we will be able to take this 'gold' safely into the most intimate domain and be enriched by it as something that stands precious by its own virtue. In this, I would feel secure. Do you believe that this unfolding is possible?"
"It will not only be possible," I said to her. "It will be so profound that it remains not exceptional when it happens, but will embraces the whole of humanity. In a way, this is already happening," I added with a great big smile. "You know already at least one other such person, Indira. That person is Fred. If Fred didn't see you as someone exceedingly precious, as I think he does, he wouldn't have sent me to you in the hope that my new discovery would make your life freer and richer. I think Fred, like me, is far more than just a little grateful that you exist in his life and in this world, and that you are a part of it."
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