How long can one chase before they are chasing a ghost? A shadow that grows as if cast at sunset, stretching further and further from its owner as the sun hides behind the horizon, leaving nothing but the void of darkness and masking the trail completely.
Can you pick up the scent again? Can you find the path you seek or will the increasing distance forever bar you from your goal, giving no pity to your weary feet.
How long before its pointless? A fools errand that will leave you with less than what you started with and posing a question of purpose in your heart and mind.
When should you stop? Relieving yourself of the weight of the search, deciding that enough is enough and although the battle was lost maybe, just maybe, the war can be won. The losses great, but not crippling.
Finding these answers is like finding the proverbial needle in the haystack only to prick your finger for your trouble.
Was it worth it? Was a lesson learned the hard way a lesson you really needed to learn, or was the naivety of your former situation all the better for its blissful ignorance?
Knowledge is power, but wisdom is the reins that allow you to make take control of that power and make full use of it's gift. With wisdom you can find the answers, you can find the path to your goal. You can make the hard lesson worthwhile in its heartbreaking teachings, fulfilling a purpose you may not have even realized was a possibility, shedding light on the trail anew.
This rebirth the sunrise. Bringing your own shadow ever closer to your goal, reaching ahead and grasping at the distance until you are able to take hold of that goal, finding a new bliss. One with peace and comfort and reminding you that the best rewards take the most time to get.
Never stop. Always search. Always reach. Always dream.
