"Heaven?"

Ahhhhhhhhhhh, the South Pacific....

Bali Ha'i
Most people live on a lonely island,
Lost in the middle of a foggy sea.
Most people long for another island,
One where they know they will like to be.

Bali Ha'i may call you,
Any night, any day,
In your heart, you'll hear it call you:
"Come away...Come away."

Bali Ha'i will whisper
In the wind of the sea:
"Here am I, your special island!
Come to me, come to me!"

Your own special hopes,
Your own special dreams,
Bloom on the hillside
And shine in the streams.
If you try, you'll find me
Where the sky meets the sea.
"Here am I your special island
Come to me, Come to me."

Bali Ha'i,
Bali Ha'i,
Bali Ha'i!

Someday you'll see me floatin' in the sunshine,
My head stickin' out from a loaf nighin' cloud,
You'll hear me call you,
Singin' through the sunshine,
Sweet and clear as can be:
"Come to me, here am I, come to me."
If you try, you'll find me
Where the sky meets the sea.
"Here am I your special island
Come to me, Come to me."

Bali Ha'i,
Bali Ha'i,
Bali Ha'i!

How do you picture it? I always pictured it as Hawaii, but there really is a Bali Ha'i. I've never been further west than Phoenix, AZ, so the Pacific Ocean isn't very real to me. Just reading the words, "Bali Ha'i," on my computer screen brings the haunting song to my ears and the visions of the movie to my eyes.

The "danger" in the movie was falling in love with someone "unsuitable" and staying there forever. Apparently Hawaii has other dangers, fatal ones, like drowning. And according to the article, it happens to natives, too.

One really must be cautious and carefully taught how to behave when near any body of water. It doesn't pay to be a cockeyed optimist, when over-confidence may lead to death.