reply to post by grey580
Life is like a tree, you choose a branch and ride up it making decisions that alter which branch you follow. Once in a while we have to backtrack to
go a different way if things don't work entering a different version of reality. Sometimes we can get back on track by jumping from a branch to
another if they touch and our reality changes drastically, either for the better or worse. At that point we have to adjust our lives or things go
wrong.
We soon discover that we cannot get farther because of limitations of the branch's size and can either backtrack or increase our awareness of crossed
branches being around. Jumping to another branch we find a new and interesting world. If we stand back and look at the tree of life we can see where
we really are. Is where we are where we want to be and is the branch full of life or starting to die. Time to jump now to another branch and work
your way back to the trunk.
Looking up the trunk you see a clear and easy trail to the top. Higher up the tree you find a fork in the trunk, one is a path of good and one a
path of evil. It's hard to tell what is good and what is bad from here, only awareness can tell you which way to grow. It's now important to look
back down. The health of the whole tree is what keeps the top alive. The stronger the roots and lower branches the more successful your journey.
The wind is stronger at the top and the chances of being hit by a thunderbolt of God also increases if you are higher up the tree. Chances of finding
branches to jump to also are less and the crash back to earth can really hurt. There is always more competition at the top and growth is necessary to
survive. Is this where you really want to be?
At the top you have stepped over a lot of people along the way. To go back down you will find that those underneath you rarely respect your past
stepping on them. At this point you have no choice but to weld yourself into the wood of the tree and spend the rest of your life watching others
climb over you. It's at this point that you see how simple your life was near the roots and spend your life thinking how good it was with your
family that you left behind. The question remains, did you have to climb the tree of life at all or should you have spent more time with your family
at the base of life. It would have been simpler to enjoy a simple life than to race with the other rats up the tree.
I'm sure that everyone has a different outlook at where they want to be in life. Some forget that dishonesty is a rot that eats at the branch and
weakens it. If everyone gets high on the tree the tree gets top heavy and the wind easily pushes it down. There is only room for a few strong ones
at the top to keep the tree stable, we can't all be there. Do we all want to be there anyway, what's wrong with being a common person with a
regular job. The health of a nation is equal to the health of a whole nation, not just a few overcrowded branches at the top.
Never forget that that tree is anchored in the earth and the health of the earth is crucial to it's survival. That goes for all the trees in the
world.