Wendi’s Wanders

In their journeys they must not be attached to food and clothing. They must concentrate their thoughts on the outpourings of the Kingdom of God and beg for the confirmations of the Holy Spirit. `Abdu’l-Baha, Baha’i writings

When I was 10 my mother’s friend offered to drive my sister Bambi and me to the Baha’i summer school in Geyserville, California, a journey of about 500 miles. The younger three children were going to the beach for the weekend.

None of us had travelled before and we were thrilled to be going. My mother brought out two suitcases and helped Bambi and me to pack one of them.

We set out at night, the plan being that we children would sleep in the back of the car and we would arrive in the morning. I was much too excited to sleep!

When we arrived at Geyserville we were given our room assignments and went to unpack before the welcome session. When Bambi and I opened our suitcase, it was full of buckets and spades, tiny swim suits and towels. We spent the week in borrowed clothes, although I seem to remember somebody buying us toothbrushes.

Matching luggage isn’t always a good idea.

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