The Sacred Science by Nick Polizzi

Author:Nick Polizzi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hay House
Published: 2018-02-22T16:00:00+00:00

Early the following morning, we arrange transport of Garry’s body to the coroner’s office in Iquitos. Roman and a few other locals accompany his remains for the 65-kilometer (40-mile) ride. There will be authorities to answer to, and the U.S. embassy will most likely be involved.

Once they’ve departed, Andrea and I visit each of the patients and ask them to meet us in the upper level of the maloka after they eat their breakfast. Most of them are already aware that something substantial happened last night.

An hour later, we sit in a circle on the floor of the vaulted room. The jungle around us is fully awake, humming, buzzing, and chirping in through the thin-screened walls.

“Many of you have already heard some news of what happened last night,” I begin, “but I wanted to gather you here together so we could discuss it openly. For those of you who don’t already know—” I choke up unexpectedly as the words fail to form in my throat.

Surprised and eerily fascinated by my floundering attempt to speak to the group, I try again. “Last night, Garry passed away.” My eyes move involuntarily to the floor as I try to hold it together. Why wasn’t it this hard last night?

And then the realization comes. I feel like I let them all down. I don’t want them to second-guess their decision to come here. I don’t want them to stop believing in the healing path.

“He was so happy here.” Gretchen breaks the silence with a big smile as she speaks. “None of this got to him one bit. The man was made to be in the woods.”

Jessica chimes in. “We bumped into each other on the trail the other day and he was radiating! He wasn’t in any pain. He was feeling so good this past week. He told me all about the natural tendencies of one of the bees that we saw on a flower, and then we said goodbye.”

The patients are all beaming and nodding in agreement as they share their final words about Garry, one by one. This is not what I was expecting, and it has me dumbfounded.

“I’m happy for him, because I know how he must have felt coming here. This opportunity showed up and gave him some hope, but he knew it was a long shot.” Melinda’s words come out wistfully. A fellow cancer patient, she is obviously sobered by the news, but her voice holds a deep reverence.

John, who just a few days ago yelled at one of the shamans for not letting him eat fruit for breakfast, speaks last. “He really loved it out here. He had nothing but positive things to say about everything and everyone here. I think he really had a chance to work through what he needed to work through in order to make the transition peacefully.”

After all have spoken, I realize that I have underestimated these people who put so much faith in us. They might be struggling with an illness, but they are far from frail.

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