“Many find that it is easier to walk the path that has been predestined for their soul – the path that beckons their feet with softened grasses and sweet smelling flowers. This path is lit by the mesmerizing hum of electrical bliss, surrounded by the sweet taste of honey and the warm grip of a protective embrace, ears filled with gentle music that is repeated over relentlessly as each step is made. Their eyes never leave the pleasant glow that drives them further, locking their gaze and denying them the beauty of the world that surrounds them. It is at that final moment when they reach the end of their journey, when all the illusions of their life are lifted and the choices have already been made that they are torn from the fallacies that have surrounded them. The light now burns their eyes and the truth of their situation is revealed as the veil is lifted…
Then realization occurs, the light is lifted and they are for the first time able to see the transgressions of being a faithful servant of the flock – a mindless sheep led forth by a cruel and twisted shepherd. Their feet are wet with the blood of those they have trampled and ruined along this path of crumbled and broken ash as well as the blood that still pours from their backs as the whips of society have driven them forward. Crumpling to the ground, they paw at the ash and fill their mouths seeking to rid themselves of the vile taste of vinegar that defiles their senses which were once covered in honey. The screams of the past are no longer a choir of heavenly voices, but instead the last ragged breath echoing from the rest of the herd. In this final moment all is made clear and the mind is drawn back to the beginning, as their eyes are torn from the flesh they have returned to the Darkness…
But then there are those who while gazing through the darkness of the Night, find that some shadows are deeper than others. It is here that the true path is chosen, the one path that will lead you to the journey of Wisdom. For gazing through this veil, you will find a path that is choked in weeds, where hidden dangers lurk at every turn, and no light guides you. It is at this time that you must light your torch or plunge blindly into the Darkness, being comforted in the knowledge that you are walking the path less traveled. The one path that is always rightfully your own, one that changes and grows as your being experiences the realms in which we dwell and truly lives the life that is set before it. This is the path that I walk. This is the path that I have forged and that none can replicate, for none will ever make the choices that I have made or live this life or the next as I have done…
I have borne the name of Soul though out this journey and many others, for I am the mirror of those who choose to gaze upon my visage. When you look forth, be prepared to see that which bears the Truth, for that is what you shall find. I value Honor above all else, for my Honor is my life – never doubt that. I shall deal in like manner to all who show me honesty and truth, for that alone shall set you apart from the rest. There are many here whose paths have crossed my own in the past and are still entwined around my own, to each of you I bid you the Darkest of Greetings. To those whose paths are about to traverse my own, stand forth and bear not false witness against your soul for that shall be the Truth that meets you…
Until next we meet, Be well…”
