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The Cosmic Joke
His friends or family didn't believe him
That life was more than eating, laughing and small talk.
He set out on a journey to prove them wrong
To show them the truth
He found the highest mountain he could
And prepared to climb to its zenith
He scaled it's walls
Traversed the ledges
And out maneuvered the mountain lion
And still he was not even half way to the top
But the more he persevered
The more skilled he became
And understood the mountain.
How it grew to the form it currently took
How his mind began to mirror the mountain
And his thoughts seemed more elevated.
Soon, the mountain was helping him on his way
Giving more leverage for his feet
Crevices to grab onto.
Limbs to help pull him up.
Looking up, above the clouds
He could faintly see the peak
He began to doubt that this was the way.
That the journey seemed more significant than the goal
And a sadness swelled in him.
That going much further would put the journey to an end
And he may find out the truth
And have nothing left to question.
Does the mountain care how high or big it is?
No. It just is.
And It accepts that.
He realizes the truth was not at its peak.
It's the spirit of his journey.
He decides to carry on to the top
Within reach. He comes to the last ridge.
Pulls himself up to a grassy landing.
Stands strong feeling relatively accomplished.
Looking out onto the world
The majestic landscape from above
Taking in a deep breath of the thin, but pure air
He hears a faint sound behind him
Like laughing and talking
He moves towards the sound.
Stepping through the mist
Reveals a group of people sitting around a picnic table
Eating, laughing and having small talk
When he realizes it was his family and friends
When they see him, they invite him over to join them
Somewhat concerned and confused
He sits with everyone he recognizes and is familiar with
And begins to eat their tasty food
And then he starts to have small talk about their everyday troubles
And he understands them.
Realizing that they too already knew the truth,
He starts to laugh.
That life was more than eating, laughing and small talk.
He set out on a journey to prove them wrong
To show them the truth
He found the highest mountain he could
And prepared to climb to its zenith
He scaled it's walls
Traversed the ledges
And out maneuvered the mountain lion
And still he was not even half way to the top
But the more he persevered
The more skilled he became
And understood the mountain.
How it grew to the form it currently took
How his mind began to mirror the mountain
And his thoughts seemed more elevated.
Soon, the mountain was helping him on his way
Giving more leverage for his feet
Crevices to grab onto.
Limbs to help pull him up.
Looking up, above the clouds
He could faintly see the peak
He began to doubt that this was the way.
That the journey seemed more significant than the goal
And a sadness swelled in him.
That going much further would put the journey to an end
And he may find out the truth
And have nothing left to question.
Does the mountain care how high or big it is?
No. It just is.
And It accepts that.
He realizes the truth was not at its peak.
It's the spirit of his journey.
He decides to carry on to the top
Within reach. He comes to the last ridge.
Pulls himself up to a grassy landing.
Stands strong feeling relatively accomplished.
Looking out onto the world
The majestic landscape from above
Taking in a deep breath of the thin, but pure air
He hears a faint sound behind him
Like laughing and talking
He moves towards the sound.
Stepping through the mist
Reveals a group of people sitting around a picnic table
Eating, laughing and having small talk
When he realizes it was his family and friends
When they see him, they invite him over to join them
Somewhat concerned and confused
He sits with everyone he recognizes and is familiar with
And begins to eat their tasty food
And then he starts to have small talk about their everyday troubles
And he understands them.
Realizing that they too already knew the truth,
He starts to laugh.
Published 4th Aug 2015
| Edited 5th Aug 2015
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Anonymous
4th Aug 2015 3:50pm
It is very true that the joy is in the journey. But one must not be complacent. Well done with this!
4th Aug 2015 8:21pm
4th Aug 2015 8:22pm
4th Aug 2015 6:29pm
Fine job DPW. I just wonder if your family and friends made the same climb. Having to work for wisdom makes it all the stronger. Too bad I'm so lazy.
4th Aug 2015 8:24pm
In a way what you say is true. In another way, sometimes gaining wisdom is becoming human and meeting people at their level. According to the Buddhists, we are already enlightened. Thank you Crow!
5th Aug 2015 2:42am
We come back changed. We should collab.
My reading list is full, so this is getting printed up.
My reading list is full, so this is getting printed up.
5th Aug 2015 3:27am
Awesomeness... Like a child in fantasia and curious wonder as the journey begins - such as college, such as life or any new beginning. It not all its cracked up to be but it cracked me up and put me back together nonetheless. Happiness is the experience of knowing the journey. And then there is the moment where you stand in the blessings and realize the accomplishment. I love the mountain climber. :) I do hate the descent though. This is where physics and quantum leaps come in handy to the mind for the next mountain over that's touching the sun or the moon. :) I never could climb down so I might as well keep going. A wise man once said that flying red dragons feed on helium, isn't that funny? :) (that was my mascot) I absolutely love this title and it was a wonderful read.
5th Aug 2015 2:23pm
Thank you Pishashee. Love you words. The descent is inevitable from any ascent. If you stay exactly where you are, and never go up or down, then you would not feel its opposite effects. It is important to know the effects ahead of time of which we will bring upon us so that, instead of consequences, we have results. Physics and nature are one in the same and therefore our behavior cannot go out of their guidelines, no matter how we may think otherwise. Lovely to hear from you and I am glad you like the title. I thought of you when I wrote that. Somewhere out there, the universe is having a good laugh. We should laugh with it.
