THE TEMPTER © Mike Lee What calls me from the far horizon? What is urging me to come away, to leave behind all that I know, to find adventure in a place I don’t know and to explore the world outside the safety of all that I have – that I have not – and I don’t know? Is this the spirit that has called explorers into worlds unknown to them? Is there a spirit hovering there and luring men to reach past comfort and the safety of security, to face a world of danger and reward? It tempts me like a siren call to venture out, to step into a world not guaranteed where I will either fail for I’ll succeed. And all I’m promised is what is unknown. Have I the will to answer? Do I have inside me a desire for exploration? What makes man let go of all he knows and then strike-out? Am I that type of man, the self-reliant kind who has the confidence to try, to even fail? The skeptic in me turns away and will not listen, will not heed, pretends it does not hear the lure my heart hears, and ignores the opportunity and argues – favors – caution. It is far too easy to blame circumstance and obligation – even age – as but a reason that I need to shake my head and to refuse. Yet every morning in the quiet and the solitude, I’m drawn towards the distance and temptation of a change in life. What would it cost to give up everything, to venture out beyond my comfort zone and vanish with my dreams, trusting in exploration? Is there room yet in this world – this life – to risk it all? And just what calls me, I can’t say because there is no definition of what tempts me – lures me – to abandon all and come away. It’s not a friend or enemy; it’s nothing I’m aware of. It’s just there and calling me to leave all, to strike-out and not look back.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 21:47:08 +0000
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