After a pause, the British Gentleman returned to the theme of his presentation.
“What makes a person special is not having power, but knowing how to use it. Power can manifest itself when you align your intellect with your heart, creating a channel that unites the two. Magic happens when this alignment occurs.

“How do we conduct our hearts and minds to this alignment,” asked another young woman who was sitting near Ferhelin.

“There is a vehicle that is capable of moving these two very distinct fields. It is the vital dream.

Within the dream are the resources that can take love coming from the heart to the intellect and carry the force of will of the intellect to the heart. The intellect, without the dream, will not find peace and happiness. In this case, love cannot remain in the mind for long. The tasks will be difficult and too much force will be dispersed. The results will be mediocre and insufficient. The heart, without the dream is without focus, without confidence in its guide, the intellect. The relationship will be one of doubt and little hope. Through the identification of the vital dream, you can take yourself through the two dimensions; the intellect and the heart.”

The speaker held the attention of the audience as he spoke.
“When the dream exists only in the heart, there is a lot of love and you experience the force, the determination and the persistence. But everything is little more than ‘wanting.’ It is like a wild horse, full of energy, but its actions are without direction and orientation. There will be a lack of method and a sense of the pragmatic. It is difficult to turn this into reality. When the dream exists only in the intellect, there is only idealism and theory to draw upon. Think of a race car driver who is highly skilled, who knows how to pilot his vehicle, plan his movements. But all comes to nothing if his vehicle has no fuel. The imagination and creativity represent the fundamental fuel that is required by the spirit.”

The British Gentleman ended his presentation by thanking his audience.
Thus ended that seminar in which Ferhelin perceived more than just ideas being compartmentalized.

She felt a flowing brilliance.
It might be that she would never again see that British gentleman who had added drops of wisdom to her life.
That night, after spending some time in the lobby of the hotel where she was staying, Ferhelin relaxed with a cup of Earl Grey tea with milk. “In honor of the United Kingdom,” she thought smiling timidly to herself. As she listened to music thoughts raced through her mind.

“How many magical moments there are in our lives? How many people and situations we encounter without ever having the opportunity to show our appreciation and thanks. It is amazing how this happens. People we will never see again, who become aware of our presence, people who change our lives with their attitudes and their messages. Many times, without their being conscious of what they were teaching or transmitting,” she thought remembering all of the hidden lessons that life had presented. “This is the wonder of life!”

Finishing her tea she left the lobby and went to her room to sleep.
The feeling that she experienced in Banff were special, those days of freedom, the intense contact with nature and the hot water baths in the middle of the chilly air that surrounds the mountains.