There’s a post that I’ve been meaning to write for a while, and I’m not sure why it keeps getting delayed.

In the first paragraph of the epic post, I would provide a thesis of what the post would include, and I would even describe a formula for the composition of a classical myth; ‘The Hero’s Journey’, wherein a character leaves the comforts of the world that they were born into, embarking on a dangerous quest for a particular item or bit of knowledge into distant and unfamiliar lands. After meeting companions and fearsome adversaries, the hero within this story structure usually returns home as a better person, and the tale often will end there.

My post would therefore attempt to mimic this formula from beginning to end, with the intro being home, then the body of the text would represent the exotic places that are visited, while the conclusion would suggest being ‘home’ again.

The Middle Parts

Whether it be strenuous physical hardships like typing the letters and words, or be it the intellectual, spiritual and moral challenges that might arise during the venture into the body of the text, the middle part of the post might be the hardest part of the whole thing, presenting tests and trials well beyond the comforts of the opening paragraph.

Just as a hobbit might find fierce dragons and heavy, soul-challenging magic during his trek, and much like a simple soul who may discover The Force and subsequently become a powerful Jedi warrior, the post that I’d planned would probably touch on the idea that the English language is itself a type of sorcerous device, and my words might even attempt to give examples of such magic, but in doing so I would ultimately face a moral dilemma: if I use the power and magic of words to fight the evil in the world, would that power ultimately consume me, making me no better than those that I’ve deemed to be the evil ones?

There would be a pivotal point during the middle part of the essay where I, as the author, would be forced to answer that question, as I would realize-- practically in mid-sentence-- that the English language which I had been prepared to face as my foe in the text was the very language that I had been practicing since the opening paragraph, and that we were already inseparable and familiar. At that point, I would look down at my keyboard in horror, being struck by the power that I now wielded with increasing skill and surety, and I would then quickly make my way to the conclusion of the piece.

How it Would End

When beings who are made of consciousness find themselves born into a dense physical world, there are certain transformations that occur which will bring that being to certain conclusions as they look back over their work. Born as a simple post, the intro sentences of my epic post would be arranged to be comfortable and nourishing, only to be left behind as the essay then plunges into strange new places, opening dusty eyes and bringing startling realizations, until finally reaching the conclusion, which is often just a matter of rephrasing the intro, but also would include the lessons that were gained in the middle parts.

That is the basis for the post that I intend to write, where I will aim to benefit the evolution of consciousness with my carefully chosen words, and while getting started by choosing the right words is almost as difficult as writing the closing sentence in such a post, it is worth the journey in the end.

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thanks as always for reading along, all images in this post are produced and directed by me with my daughter working as photographer with the Canon Rebel, and are exclusive to Steemit. Thanks to Joseph Campbell for explaining the mythical hero's journey so well, and thanks to Tolkien who ultimately made it ok for grown men to dress like hobbits if they like

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