Light Door

Once you enter, there is no turning back.

It is a one way passage down a long corridor,
with many side doors on this,
or that "other",
side.

As you pass each side door, you will tempted to look inside.
You may even be beckoned to divert from the path
of the long, white, corridor.

And you choose.
Why not?
Diversion overcomes the boredom of a simple pure walk down
the long, white, corridor.

So you choose a side door and you enter.
You will go on a really wide ride.
Your head spinning.
Your mind reeling.
There is the nagging feeling,
of something you should notice.
But you are not sure what it is.
And you suspect, at all times, somehow, from somewhere,
you are being watched.

The diversion can be good or bad.
That is up to your own personal perspective.
But once its time has passed, you will finally see
an emergency exit door.
Having completely experienced all that you may,
from this choice you have made,
with great relief,
you will find yourself once again,
in the long, white, corridor.

It's time to move on.
No matter how much you wish to stop walking,
you are not able to keep from putting one foot in front of the other.
You trudge on.
More easily, you may pass the side doors now,
having a stronger awareness of where they might lead.
You may take as many side doors as you like,
but they all lead right back to where you already are.

So, now you are more calm, not quite as curious as before,
when you first stepped through the door.

You arrive at another door, but this one is in the middle of the corridor.
It is the first one you have encountered, that is directly in your path.
With some hesitation, you open it, and step through.

You step from childhood with this step.
It is not an easy step to take.
In fact, you may stand on the threshold for a very long time.
You may stay as irresponsible and immature for as long as you want.
But you will never become the child again.

Eventually you give up the resistance.
And you step through.
If you are lucky, there is some beautiful person, so important to you,
waving you on.

Now you notice many side doors open and
what delights you see inside!
Lots of indulgences,
lots of wonderful tastes,
many things to experience,
the sweet however, comes with the bitter.
Beware!

If you have a decent attitude, everything works out just fine.
If you don't, well that's not my fault.
I did not make up the rules.

Follow the person who means the most to you,
down the long, white, corridor.

If you are able to follow them very closely,
and not lose them by distraction,
they will lead you home.

When you come upon doors in the middle of the corridor,
count the seasons of your life as you step through each one.

Just like you expect, there is only one door at the very end of
the long, white, corridor.

And there is absolutely nothing you can do,
to stop from going through this final door.

Do not linger on the threshold of this door,
that can be the most slow, agonizing way to go.

Step through boldly!

And when you do, tell me what you see and if you see me there.