The Interchange

From the Dream-World 03DEC2010

I was travelling. I was trying to get on a road that I knew of and wanted to travel.

I was at the interchange but could not seem to find the correct ramp.

Frustrating.

Am I at an interchange in my life? Am I stuck going in circles because I cannot find the correct ramp?

I know that at times I feel stuck. But that is just a feeling. It is just a matter of perspective and perhaps of expectation.

The expectation? The longing, the yearning for Paradise. Nirvana. The Garden of Eden.

That magical, mystical, peaceful place where there is no toil, no striving . . . no frustration.

Only peace, fulfillment and Bliss. I believe that deep down inside that we all want that. We strive for it here in this world but the sobering reality is that it cannot be obtained in this world. Oh, we can get small snipettes of it. That special place in the woods or the hills or by the ocean. The smile and laughter of a child at play. Perhaps in many ways and places one can find those "Thin Places" that let us get a breath of paradise. But it is only momentary.

We cause ourselves sorrow and pain when we vainly try to capture, control and maintain forever that visit to paradise. Because those visits are exactly that which they were meant to be; Visits.

Temporal. Something meant to inspire us, give us hope. Not only for this world, but of the next. For this world, this life, is broken just as we are broken. Those momentary visits through the veil can be enjoyed. And we can bring back that hope we see, carry it in us and and share it with others. Help them along the way. Helping one another, showing and sharing the Hope, the Healing and Strength that can be found.

But on this side of Glory, there are trials and tribulations along The Journey.

Again, I find myself at:

"Accepting hardship as the pathway to Peace". So perhaps my dream was just to remind me of that.

Someday, I will make that interchange.

'Til then, I Journey on.

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