The Metaphor

This is it. This is what it is- not what it is about. It makes sense to relate it. It is not a question. It is not a deep mystery. It is a perspective through which light is released upon the events, decisions, and actions which are my life. I hope it can teach you something- that it might spare you pain and misery. It's not me. Im not it, but I am writing it for you so I hope that you can at least respect it for being what it is: my effort to help.

One escalator goes up. One escalator goes down. They both move continually. If you are on the escalator moving upward you are moving up, but if you are on the escalator moving downward you are moving down. Either way you are moving. You may choose to walk opposite the direction of the escalator's movement. Maybe you decide to match its speed as to occupy the same space of air, yet you are still moving. You may choose to stand and ride the elevator as it carries you upward or downward. You may also choose to walk up or down the elevator as to increase your rate of progress in the direction you are heading, but if you are on the escalator you are moving (aside from emergency stops and nightly shutdowns).
We are always moving in one direction or another. From the moment we are conceived to the time we pass away we are heading in some direction. We can stand idly by and let life carry us as it may, but we are still heading in a direction. Standing idly is a choice just as running is a choice. This is not to say that there are not circumstances which are out of our control, but rather that we have a choice to make about how we handle any situation. We have a choice in the direction our life is heading. Each one of our actions, our thoughts, our emotions is guided by a choice. Mostly, we choose badly. We claim that we can not help it, yet we are still responsible for our choices. We are responsible to our society, to our government, to our creator. "Not moving" is not an option in this life. In which direction are you moving?