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Introduction
room for what seemed like an eternity. The room started to appear as though I was viewing it through a distorted bubble. By the time they let me out, I was barely clinging to life. The last thing I remember before passing out was making it into the hallway where my mother caught me in her arms. My lips were blue, I wasn’t breathing, and I was lying limp in my mother’s arms. I remember vividly the experience of watching my mother, from outside my body, frantically attempting to remove the candy from my throat. The whole experience lasted for maybe three minutes, but the most prominent thing that stands out from that day was the incredible sense of calm and peace surrounding me after I left my body. As I watched the scene like a bystander, I felt no fear, anxiety, or sadness, just a profound sense of tranquility I’ll never forget as long as I live. There’s another piece to this story that further solidifies my belief that there is more to life than what we can see with our human eyes. Standing on either side of me during that experience, while I was outside my body, were two beings made of white light. To this day, I still can’t say for sure who or what they were, but I do know that they had no definitive shape and were the most brilliant white light I have ever seen. As bright as it was, it was not hard on my eyes or overpowering in any way. The enormous amount of serene energy and love emanating from them was a feeling unsurpassed in the human world. No love on earth can compare to the love I felt these beings had for me. I felt safe, loved, and totally at peace. After that experience, I noticed I was more aware of the subtle aspects of life. I knew about people, places, or things that