7. An Evening in Paradise
Evening came over the land much as it does back on Earth, but I felt a whole lot better in Hell than I would have back on Earth. I say “back” because I have no other way of describing the relationship between where I came from and this place. As strange as it may seem, I now had a body, complete in every way as far as I could tell, and able to do much more. Yet at the same time, I was an old man lying somewhere in my room back in the physical state they call life. What a joy it was to be with Elatia, to be able to ask her my every question and get simple, straight answers. We walked outside and stood under the trellises, and gazed up at the stars. “Is Heaven very far away?” I asked.
She smiled and took my hand in hers, and said, “Physically, yes, it’s a far dist
