Treading the Path

In a rather large courtyard, a child of about three hears thunder rumbling in the sky. Curious, the child looks up at the horizon. Just then, a flash of light streaks across the sky and flies toward the child at an unbelievable speed. In the blink of an eye, it is upon the child. As it draws near, the light shoots straight into the child's brow and vanishes without a trace.