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Three Choices
“Excuse me good sir, but could you tell me, the quickest way to the
bridge?”
“Of course, you
may, but may I inquire as to why, you need directions to the bridge?”
“Certainly, but since you already did, what matter is it to you?”
“The matter sir;
is that I need to know, over what type of bridge you want to go.”
“It really doesn’t matter you see, I’ve lost my way, and I simply wish to
leave.”
“I already knew
you were lost sir, for there is more than just one bridge here.”
“How was I to know, I’ve never been here before, to which bridge should I
go?”
“May I ask how you
got here sir, for the fact we are on island is quite clear?”
“I have no idea how I got here sir, I was alone and lost, and suddenly you
appear!”
“Ah, but it is you
who out of the night appeared. I’ve been on this corner for neigh on twenty
years.”
“Twenty year on the same corner.
What strange power holds you to this spot of ground?”
“The sign above
says it all, you at the corner of Lost N’ Found and Been N’ Gone.”
“Sounds to me like a place where there is much indecision”
“Of course, some
choose that path as well, it’s a dark, never ending lane called “Wander-Away.”
“What will I find if I elect to take the route to the bridge found on Lost
N’ Found?”
“If you truly believe,
a wide low bridge over tranquil waters, leading to a meadow of wild flowers and
peace awaits..
“If I chose that route, but don’t truly believe, will I be allowed to
leave?”
“If you don’t
truly believe that you have been found, then that path will never be found!”
“Now I ask you sir, how is the bridge on Been N’ Gone?”
“Tall and shaky,
with a loop at the top, under which flows a turbid torrent, over sharp rocks.”
“Sounds like a bridge only the best should attempt, tell me what lies on
the other side?”
“You are wrong
there dear sir, the best stay at home, they’ve no need for Been N’ Gone.”
“Maybe so, but you have yet to tell me what awaits one gets across on the
other side.”
“No one knows sir,
for you see, most die. If anyone has made it across, them again we never see.”
“I don’t believe I have been Lost N’ Found, nor am I ready to take Been N’
Gone.”
“That leaves you
the third choice sir. Too simply follow Wander-Away from here.”
“Pray tell, can you tell me what I might expect to see along my
Wander-Away?”
“No preview can I
give, for on this day, I know not how long or how far you will Wander-Away”
“Can one choose to return from their journey on Wander-Away?”
"Yes, when one’s mind is sure, for there are only two choices then,
Lost N’ Found and Been N’ Gone.”
©October 2, 2016
Richard Nurse
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