On Discovery

One week ago, I traveled to the end of the earth. It didn't look the way I expected. There was no marker reading End of the Earth. There was no protective railing. I didn't see a black void before me. There weren't too many people there, either. In fact, nobody was there. I thought that I had discovered the quietest corner of the universe, and I felt accomplished, but more than that, I had found more of what I had been looking for.

In the open space that lay before me, I realized how significant I could be. The open space represented possibilities, and whispered softly of hope. It offered promise. A man could take this land and cultivate it and grow a product that could feed an entire nation for thousands of years. A man could build grand structures on this land that withstand even the greatest trembles of Mother Earth. A man could build roads to here, there, and nowhere, and not interfere with the natural beauty of the landscape. Nature could raise tall mountains and carve out large, deep valleys. She could fill up lakes with beautiful, clear blue water. She could coat the highest mountain peaks with a fine layer of pure, white snow.

It was something of harmony I found found. Man and nature living as one, with the possibilities of each realized in full. Isn't that hope for all that it is worth? Doesn't that give promise for something? Can't something great be drawn from this? Two spectacular things, two entities of earth, living in harmony. Neither doubts the other. They love and trust one another. They are tough, and they are brave. They realize each other's strengths and weaknesses, and don't take each other for granted. When one falls, the other helps pick up the pieces and rebuild to full glory.

I found this at the end of the world. I realized a truth I had been seeking. I discovered a metaphor for life and for love. I regained faith and realized that I never wanted to let go. I would never give up a wonderful thing like this.

[Reach the Sky:
Climb high,
climb far,
your goal the sky,
your aim the star.

Perseverance is the investment.
Success is the return.]

-No Limits But the Sky

At the end of the earth, life carried on. And my journey continued...