I seem to have dozed off there for a minute. I had the strangest dream. You know how when you first wake up from a strange dream, and all of the images are jumping around in your mind, flaring up like little wisps of light, color, and sound, and they all seem to be...
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I immediately recognized the office of the woman the aliens called Jessica, and was glad that we didn’t have to scale the side of the building again to get there. Jessica was at her desk, snacking on a fingernail as she read over a document on her desk. “She looks nervous,” I said. “Nothing...
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When we vanished from the confines of Carter’s computer, the smell of cigarette smoke hit me before anything else. It immediately hit me that overcoming my dependence upon them was, for me, a Supreme Ordeal I had faced some time ago. Still, whenever I smell them, those memories come back to haunt me. Fortunately,...
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“We’ve got a few more ordeals to face?” I said. “I don’t recall the you part of the we being much part of the last one.” “We were there in spirit,” said Yewell. “Yeah, I’ll bet you were.” “We’ll stick closer on the next one,” assured Iman. “What’s the next one?” The aliens looked...
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“I have the strength to overcome what?” I asked. “Whatever challenge your journey offers you,” said Iman. “Each of you has it. You’re just not all aware of it. However, by going into your Inmost Cave and realizing the strength within you, you prepare yourself for facing whatever challenges come from without.” “Would you...
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We were completely engulfed in darkness. I could no longer see either of the aliens. I could not even see my hand in front of my face. “What happened?” I called into the void. “The Inmost Cave is the heart of your darkness,” one of the aliens said, I couldn’t tell which one. The...
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“So that’s it?” I said. “We answer the call to adventure, have someone to guide us through it, and we become light bearers?” “Becoming a light bearer is not as simple as it sounds,” said Iman. “It never is,” I said. “Allow us to demonstrate,” said Yewell, and with a snap of his fingers...
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I watched as the man they called David helped me up and onto the bench. Though I knew I’d never met him before, there was something familiar about him, a sort of connection that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. “That feeling you have is quite common,” said Yewell, again reading my thoughts,...
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“What if we can’t find the courage to accept our call to adventure?” I asked. “Then the call will go unanswered until you do,” said Iman. “Some of you may never find it as evidenced by the stagnation and compromises you see in your society today.” “And those that do?” “Those that do will...
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"That sounds all well and good," I said, "but that's just life, not really an adventure."
Iman shook his head. "An adventure is any undertaking that includes risk and an unsure outcome. Any time you put yourself out there or expand yourself, you risk losing the you that you are. You risk losing the comfort...
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