Mr. Manners (aka Julian Ayrs)...Etiquette on approaching a stranger on the street!

This post was inspired by a hilarious encounter with a tourist on the Vegas strip this morning at the crack-of-dawn.

As I stood at the corner next to a couple of pedestrians at a light waiting to cross the street - for some inexplicable reason (a gulp of a soda earlier?) - I was unable to stifle a slight belch.

The burp wasn't loud mind you!

In fact, I cupped my hand over my face when I felt the rude noise coming on, in a bold-faced effort to muffle the embarrassing eruption as much as possible.

Due to my upbringing, I felt obligated (good manners required it, after all) to politely utter up a "excuse me" for the benefit of the strangers next to me.

The gentleman suddenly turned in my direction to respond.

"Yes?"

"Oh," I responded quickly on the uptake.

"I just burped, so I was excusing myself."

We both laughed instinctively.

The amusing scenario that went down was a laugh riot after all.

"Where I come from," the middle-aged man whispered, "A person says 'excuse me' if they want to ask a stranger on the street for directions and that sort-of-thing."

Obviously, the man came from good breeding was taught good manners by his parents.

Unless he went to finishing school, of course!

Crossing paths with this delightful individual (lucky for me he wasn't some a-hole like most you bump into at the local library or on the Vegas strip) ended up begging the question.

What is the proper etiquette to undertake when approaching a stranger in public?

For starters, a well-mannered person with class utters up the aforementioned helpful phrase to get the ball rolling smoothly.

"Excuse me."

Don't just dash up unannounced and invade the pedestrian's "space" - or they may think you're about to bang 'em on the hand - and make off with their wallet or diamond-studded wristwatch.

Or, they'll be expecting 'ya to pester 'em for spare change in the alternative.

And, when you get ready to depart, don't forget to thank the person warmly his or her kindness.

If you follow these rules, I expect the exchange will be a fruitful one, and that your karma on this earthly plane will increase tenfold.

Amen!

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Unexpectedly, I find myself floating...to a new dimension?

Occasionally, in a moment of reflection, I unexpectedly push the limits and my sense of reality goes beyond this realm of perception.



In a prone position on the bed, with eyes closed, while quietly freeing my focus - suddenly - an image appears in my mind...or so it would appear. It's kind-of a ball of energy, of sorts. But, the sphere is not perfectly round in shape or form.



Nor is the "light" dazzling; instead, it is muted or opaque.



It is an entity of sorts, but not of a religious origin, such as an angel or deity.



As I focus on the somewhat elusive object, I unexpectedly find myself floating in space, moving forward - into it - with my body.



The experience is not unlike a dream where you fly through a vivid sky aware of your physical body floating, flapping your arms like wings all-the-while, and propelling yourself forward.



Except, here - there is a smooth, effortless transition.



I maintain a sense of my physical self; but mostly, there is an awareness of an uplifting ultra-consciousness - expanding outwards, sideways, forwards - in all directions... without depleting or expanding the inner center or core of the essential being.



I go beyond the realm of existence in this relative plane.



It is an experience that is difficult to describe or put into words. It is not like astral-travelling, different - somehow.



An orb kind-of guides me, like a tug boat would, to another "sea" on a far shore.



Then, there is a release, and a calm prevails.



The episode lasts about twenty or thirty minutes without difficult sustaining.



I feel as if a "being" is preparing me for an event, a breakthrough to the other side, or something of that nature.



Curiously, I happened to switch the channel on Television one night this past week, and came across on an informative Science program on time travel.



Astoundingly, a handful of the images the scientists imagined in respect to the concept, were strikingly similar to those I have been encountering.



So, I have to wonder, am I preparing for a sojourn through time?



A recent article on dark energy also cast some light on the issue, as well.



In response to a theory that the universe is accelerating (which results in dark energy being pushed out) astronomers contend that gravity may be leaking out - putting the brakes on cosmic expansion.



They then theorize...if gravity leaked out anywhere in the universe, it would still make itself felt, leaving unexpected dimensions...a whole space time astronomers never expected to encounter.



Heh, If I disappear, you'll know that's what happened to me...