Sky Meets Water

Walking in this world, looking at the life around me, I hold two realities, one in each hand.  In one, I trust that everyone is exactly where they want to be, that they are living as fully as they can, that they couldn’t be happier.  In the other I look around and I feel that so many haven’t seen the vision of what life could be.  Not that they are living the way they are out of a rejection of the best possible reality, they don’t see it yet.

Where do I stand?   Usually on one foot or the other.  One stands underwater.  In this place I feel that I don’t see what could be, I don’t feel free, and I look to the sky, searching for a way up.  The other stands in the sky, it sees clearly that there is no such thing as the opposite of freedom.  It looks down at the water and think, “my that is a beautiful lake, I think I’ll dive in and have a swim.”

While he was swimming, sky foot came across water foot.  “Isn’t this water amazing to swim in?” he asked.  But water foot just looked down and said, “I’m not free, I can’t get to the sky.”  Sky foot leaned in, “Ah, but there is no such thing as the opposite of freedom.”  Water foot replied, “yes, there is, I know because I am not free.”  “Ah,” the foot from the sky said, “but you’re making it up, you’re creating the cage, let it go, and see how refreshing the water is, then we’ll fly to the sky.”  But the foot from the water said, “if I’m making this up, then you’re making up the reality that there is nothing but freedom.”  Sky foot winked at him, “now you’re starting to catch on my friend.”