(for Earlenres funeral ) I met her in the 4th grade at Arthur Elementary school. She sat right across from me and the very first day of class, as we sat and listened to Mrs. Engel reading The Secret Garden, I was smitten, she was my first love, and that love never diminished. I spent an evening with Earlene last year on Maui when she surprised me by attending one of my public lectures. Even after 6 decades she still had the power to transfix me with her wisdom and her unmatched beauty. These are some of the words I wrote about Earlene in my book published in 1989 titled Youll See It, When You Believe it. In the fourth through the eighth grades I would sit in my seat in school silently pining for Earlene Rentz, the love of my life. I thought she was beautiful, yet I could never seem to muster the courage to tell her. We lived in the same neighborhood, and I was friendly with her older brother, so I would see her quite regularly. She always held a special place in my heart. Recently I received a letter from her telling me that she had read some of my books and that she had seen a story about me in the Wayne State University alumni magazine. On a lark I decided to call her. Earlene and I talked for about forty minutes. I told her of my youthful love for her, and she replied, I knew that, I couldnt believe that she knew all those years...... Rest in peace my very first love. I remember our many talks on our mutual love for poetry and creating a more loving world. Heaven is a brighter place with you there making everyone fall in love with you, as I did the very first moment I saw you, and I said a thank you prayer to God for having you sit right across the aisle from me. I was too afraid to say it then, but Ill shout it now to the multitudes, I LOVE YOU EARLENE and I am a better person for having been your very close friend and confidant. Always.... Wayne Dyer
Posted on: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:07:51 +0000
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