The Ant
Here’s a kind of strange thing that happened a few years ago.
I was working a part-time job on weekends as the front desk clerk at one of the timeshare resorts. It was a slow Sunday and since the weather was nice I decided to sit on the deck just outside of the office and enjoy nature.
As I quietly sat there I happened to notice a large ant scurrying across the other side of the deck from me. I said, “Hello brother ant. Beautiful day, isn’t it?” And the ant stopped, then turned toward me. It was still for a few moments, then took a few steps in my direction. I said, “Don’t worry, I am not one of those who would squash you.” The ant then retraced its steps and continued in the direction it had been traveling.
I watched it as it moved to the end of the deck and onto a low retaining wall. It soon came to a crack in the wall and stopped. Momentarily another ant, a smaller one, appeared and they both came back in my direction. When they arrived across the deck from where I was sitting, the little ant stopped but the big one came forward just like before. The little ant stayed put. Again, I spoke quietly to the ant. It moved forward again and got to within about an inch of my foot. Then it stopped and just looked at me for a while. I didn’t receive any communication but I had the impression that the big ant was showing the little ant that I was a trusted friend.
Suddenly the ant turned around and walked back to rejoin the little ant. They both went back to the crack in the wall and disappeared. I didn’t see either of them after that.
