by Vicki Phipps

Created on: July 17, 2008

Deja vu is defined as a feeling of having already experienced the present situation. It's a French phrase that means, 'already seen,' but the best way for me to explain deja vu is to share my story with you.

A MEMORY OF SOMETHING ALREADY SEEN:

One day, in a place that seems far away today, I was driving down a lonely old road, when I came across a lonely, old home, and somewhere deep within my soul I knew and believed that a lonely, old soul lived in that home. It was an amazing sight to see for me, and what an amazing feeling to be looking at a sight I'd never seen in my life, but to know and believe that I'd already seen this home, and it almost felt like a home I owned.

I tried to drive by, but something inside just stopped me. I was mesmerized. That's what deja vu does to you. It's a spiritual feeling, as if a heaven sent angel arrives to remind you of something you thought you forgot, but need to remember again. I wracked my brain for a time frame that might have slipped my mind, but the truth is and was the fact that I'd never been down that road, at least, not until then. The house was unique, and although it was kept neat, I just knew the front porch had a squeak on step number three.

It seemed to me that no one was home, so I drove up the drive to see with my own eyes if the deck had a squeaky step. I made up my mind that if someone came outside, I'd pretend to be lost and ask to use the phone. That is, if they had one. The house had seen better days.

You see, I was only seventeen when I arrived where deja vu led me to. It was my first experience with the mystery, so I had no clue what to do or what it meant to see something new, but so old and familiar too. Slowly, I moved toward the house and when I got to the steps, I held my breath. I took step one and paused there to listen and look before I took step two. Step three seemed so distant to me, so I lifted my foot high, and then I heard it. . .errreeeek. My, was I surprised. Still, before I could even think to squeal with delight, a lady came outside.

"Hello, who's there," she asked? The sun was in my eyes, so it took a moment to realize the lady was blind. "Forgive me," I pled. "I thought I was lost, but now I think I know where I am." I explained to the elderly lady that her home seemed familiar to me, so I stopped to drop by and ask if I looked familiar to her too, but the moment I asked her that, my face turned to a crimson red. I was mortified when I realized she was blind, but she said, "Won't

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