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Inside my soul I see the light of the ages. Reflected in mind I see the wisdom of those gone before. Hidden in my child's grasp I see the purpose of today. Relax your fist I want to see the bug you have wrapped in your sweaty palm. I will be like the vikings that ventured far and wide. Fearless and seeking whatever came their way they would leave safety only to find their true heart residing on the open sea or in distant lands and yes battle. We must be warriors to discover the treasures of our insides and/or to defeat the demons stalking our dark corridors or laying in wait to stop us from achieving our mysteries.

My friend asked me what I could tell him of the crossroads. I told him the doors were his to choose and that some led to boredom and some to adventure but the fact that he was asking was the most important piece of information. You see you don't come to the crossroad unless you are dissatisfied with what you currently have or are pursuing. I told him that I too had been looking for the difference between success and significance, having chased all the things that are supposed to make us whole and failing. I listed the things that could possibly make you successful according to the dictates of society, money, power, sex, things and titles and requested he think of another list including things like a woman that misses you when you're gone or children that will go into life knowing their self worth because of your praise or peoples' lives being made easier by your kind word or deed. I could see his internal gears turning but like many in their youth he could not accept these ideas without challenge and sought to disprove my argument when I had none.

I asked him to accept for a moment the premise that you only get to go through an exam once how much more effort would you allocate to success than if you knew you had a dozen times to attempt its passing. I said that I could not tell him which road to take or even point out which I believed to be the most exciting because the roads only hold what the God of his spirit intends for him. I was happy for him because many people choose to go to sleep at the crossroads and accept numbness, in the fear of making the wrong decision they do just that and end up in insignifcance. He asked me for answers and I told him that he alone had them, but that if he looked he would find them, sound familiar? If you seek gold you may find it or you may not, if you seek power you may get it or someone more powerful may defeat you in your trying if you seek significance you will find your true place in the universe. Which road will you choose at the crossing?
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