He took me by the hand and led me down the ramp that led to the beach from our veranda. We were very close to the shore and being 3:30 in the morning, there was nobody else about. We walked down the beach like that for a while, just enjoying the cool air and the moonlight playing about the waves. The ocean was calm and beautiful. I had never seen anything like it before, and I was awestruck. I paused near an outcropping of rocks to take it all in and realized that I was living a perfect moment in time. I closed my eyes, breathed in the tangy air, and tried to commit every detail to memory. .....