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Alternate Reality |
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WindWalker Senior Member
since 2001-10-12
Posts 1218 |
A man walks through a thick wood; it’s getting dark and he’s quite lost. He sees a door between two tree trunks and light streams under the closed door. He opens the door and steps inside: he sees an empty room filled with light and he thinks he’s alone in it, and wonders but then he realizes his eyes have tricked him for they could not perceive what he could not see. For he’s in an alternate reality, an unfamiliar place, his senses confused by the unshape of things in it. He sees a being sitting on a bench by the far wall, similar in form to himself but with long white hair and wearing a white robe with the hood thrown back. The being beckons him forth. Moving forward, he finds it more than strange he no longer needs his legs, or needs to walk for he covers the distance in the room at the simple prompting of his thoughts. Coming to the other side of the room he becomes aware of a great wall there. The being points to the wall – a door appears in it and he says, Do not think you’ve come to the end for life’s quest is never over – “I have yet to cross that threshold to encounter my new reality.” Now think about infinity: what could that be like? Like nothing one’s ever imagined. For if one fears, no strange room will be entered, no unexpected door will manifest in a far wall and existence will repeat itself, more or less, rightly or wrongly, with ease or difficulty. There will be a sense of familiarity to it, and of despair. But if one learns courage, and one is daring, alternate realities will make themselves available; alternate paths will manifest in alternate measures. How easy it is to think that life must go on as the rulers and teachers have directed and taught; how difficult it is to dare be your own teacher, even more, sacrilegiously, your own creator. |
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writergrl Member
since 2006-10-30
Posts 73Las Vegas, Nevada |
an interesting traverse into another reality; love your vivid imagery, your words capture the moment so well into this journey of the unknown. writergrl "You cannot stain a black coat." |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
That last line should/could invite comment. Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
How I do enjoy the workings of your mind WW! But if one learns courage, and one is daring, alternate realities will make themselves available; alternate paths will manifest in alternate measures. How easy it is to think that life must go on as the rulers and teachers have directed and taught; how difficult it is to dare be your own teacher, even more, sacrilegiously, your own creator. This verse especially captured my thoughts...the self-made man (or woman)does exactly this...but never in a vacuum. The influence comes from others, from experiences and from nature itself. A warm and wonderful realization, when looking over one's footsteps from the mountaintop, and seeing a twisting path that lead closer to God's original plan. More please! |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
"how difficult it is to dare be your own teacher grabs you by the wrist gives you pause well done WindWalker |
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