Across the Threshold
When entering a dungeon, be sure to have clarified that which you seek! He who enters the depths with unfocused intent and cloudy aspirations will quickly find trouble. The trials and tribulations that await are tricky enough by themselves; having an agenda or purpose in mind can make things even more complicated. The solution is not to be without goals (“risking nothing,” as it were), but rather the opposite approach: knowing your goals well.
And yet, as this corridor is explored, we find a swelling fear taking root in the prospect of failed goals and unaccomplished aims. Each goal we make and aspiration we vocalize sets us up for failure. Again, the retort can be heard: why bother at all? Why not go about things casually and without care, so that feelings are never hurt and hearts are never broken? I shall not expound upon these seductive calls at this time, for their argument has no basis where I travel. They have been slain and left to rot.
Instead, we turn our attention to greener pastures. We look toward the Light; we shall travel where things grow. Ours is the business of planting seeds, taking root, and fostering that which is to soar upward. There will be failures and missteps along the way, though the prospect of such things shall not frighten us away. Unexpected stumbles can provide great opportunity if we are lucky: a keen eye taking careful note of the Path will find curiosity and wonder in the shadows; they shall not be cursed.
And so the dungeon we enter. The log shall be well kept. No more fancy words. There is a threshold to be crossed.
