Lo&Behold

You're here

You're actually here. You've made it. Wow what a journey it must have been. Surely it's not the end, but look at what is already here to know what comes next. 

As you look upon the path, you realize it has been traversed many times before. You are not the first nor the last to stand in this spot and ponder your place.   

Perhaps they had similar feelings, they walked past the emptiness, they followed a fainter trail, but they have nonetheless been pushed here by the breeze.

You're content

You feel safe here, perhaps the others who came here did as well. Yet you see a faint trail going forward.

You wonder where it goes, you knew this wasn't the final stop. But the outside is cold, and the fire inside is warm.

You see two cups on the table

They're dusty, perhaps it shows the whoever was here left a long time ago. Maybe you will see them if you continue, they must be quite far by now.

Were they also afraid? Probably, but it didn't stop them.

You clean the cups and look around, this place has leaks and cracks.

You take your time

You start reparing it, it might not be the same in the end but that's the point.

You're not sure why you do it, you think you want others to have the best of this place but you don't know if anyone will even be here, or should you even care. 

Perhaps you want to remember this period better than it was, by simply making it better for the remainder of its days. 

Or perhaps you feel you might come back here one day, and don't want to bother with the leaks this time.

You feel the cold

Even though you expected the cold, the view outside is more breathtaking than what you could see from your window.

And even when it's not, you know you're one of few who has ever laid their eyes on it.

You look at the trail and wonder if it is ever worth to be in the cold.

The breeze from behind caresses your skin, bringing a smile to your face.