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Part 31: You are only ever the captain of one ship – the ship of YOURSELF
As the Seeker and the Mysterious Stranger walk their path together, they stop as they see a crater along the gravel road up ahead.
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“What could have possibly created such a hole in the ground?” asks the Seeker the Stranger.
“Was it a plane? Or a meteorite?”
“No,” smiles the Stranger. “It's an old friend.”
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As they stand above the edge of the crater, they stare down the ditch. There lies a wounded Thunderbird. His wings spread out, like surrendering to the ground.
“My w-wings...” laments the wounded eagle.
“My wings are broken. I can't fly no more. My wings are broken. My days of glory are long gone. My wings are broken. Now I am nothing.”
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“How long do you think he has been lying here?” asks the Seeker the Stranger
“Many cycles have passed, since he first crashed into the earth,” responds the Stranger with burning eyes.
“But this time it will be different. This time we'll get him back on his feet!”
The Seeker scratches their head, not entirely sure what the Stranger is talking about. “C-Cycles?”
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“How did you end up here?” asks the Stranger the eagle, undeterred.
“I flew too high...,” sighs the depressed bird.
“I fell unto the earth... And now my wings are broken... I can't fly no more... Just move on with your journey... Leave me here behind... Like this, I am of no use to you anyway...”
“And you'll just accept that?” questions the Stranger.
“What choice do I have? I lost everything. There is no way back now. Without my wings I am nothing... I am useless...”
The Strangers eyes start burning.
“If your wings are broken, then heal them. If you have fallen, then rise up again. If you lose yourself, then remember who you are!”
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“What if that is not possible?!” argues the frustrated eagle.
“What if I can't be cured? Will I be forced to walk on the ground for the rest of my life, like some land animal?! I am an eagle! My kind has conquered the skies. And now look at me... I am pathetic... No wonder, the other eagles never accepted me...
You know... I always wanted to be one of them. But my family never accepted me... They called me weak... They called me stupid... And I wanted to prove, that I am just as strong and intelligent as they are... I wanted to become the king of the sky, lord of the eagles... And so I flew higher, than any other bird ever flew before me. But I was full off myself. I flew too high and my fall hit hard. Now my bones and dreams are shattered. How shall I continue with life? I am a failure! I am a Loser!
The shame. The regret. The disappointment. The despair. They keep me down here, stuck on the ground. I lost my will to live. I am here without a purpose. Living day in and day out a meaningless life. Why must I have been given this role to play? Why can't I be someone stronger? Someone smarter? Why can't I be someone happy?”
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The Stranger looks at the thunderbird with compassionate eyes.
“You can ask this question all you want, no one will come and answer them for you. You must find your own answers. But you can't do this, while laying here in the dirt! You need to get up and walk your path, otherwise nothing ever changes.
Find out whether your wings can be healed. And if they can't, then find a way to live with it. Find a way to become happy regardless of your shortcomings. You can either mourn the loss of your wings for all of eternity or you can get up now and start anew.
Look... you can't change what has happened. You can't control the circumstances around you. But you can change how to deal with it. You can't change the world around you, but you can change the world within you. And by doing this, the world around you will change as well.”
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“But... But that's not the life, that I have wanted!” cries the eagle.
“I wanted to be recognized. I wanted to be respected. This is no longer possible. If the other eagles see me like this, they will laugh at me! They will never accept me as their captain... So why should I even care anymore? I am crushed and broken. My dream is over.”
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“Is that really your true dream?” questions the Stranger.
“Or is it the ego minds desire? Why do you seek recognition, if not out of a feeling of lack? Why do you seek power, if not out of a feeling of weakness? Why do you seek to be special, if not out of a feeling of insignificance?
If a desire is born out of a lack, then no matter what you try to fill it with, the hole will always remain empty. Outward validation won't give you fulfillment. You won't find happiness in pursuit of superficial attachments. No, if you want to understand your true desire, uncorrupted by the ego, you need to go deeper.
You think it's about being accepted by the world, you think it's about being recognized by others. But it has always ever been about YOU recognizing YOURSELF! No one else can do it for you. You need to accept yourself.”
The eagle puffs out air in frustration.
“When I look at myself, I see a failure. I compare myself to others and I am discontent with my life! Why is it so hard for me, when everyone else has it easy? Why must life be so unfair on me?! No matter, what you say, you have no idea what it's like to be an eagle with broken wings!”
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“Take a closer look around you!” speaks the Stranger with seriousness in his voice.
“Everyone is broken in some shape or form! Everyone has their own struggles, their own challenges. It's just that no one ever talks about it, because society punishes those who appear to be weak. And they put up a show to hide away their broken parts. But look into their soul and you will see this sadness, that all of us carry. Look into their hearts and you will see, that the flame is barely even burning.
Can't you see, that we all carry the scars of humanity within us? Can't you see, that everyone has their own pain to struggle with? So why do you compare yourself to others, instead of doing something about your condition? Why do you measure your pain against someone else's pain, when you could instead look for a cure? Comparison won't get you any further. Being jealous won't get you any further. Living in regret won't push you forward. Until you change your mindset you will remain stuck.
You will never be able to control what other people think of you. But you can shift how you see yourself. You can't control the world around you, you can only control yourself. You want to be a king? Then be the king of your own mind! You want to be a captain? Then be the captain of the ship of your SELF.”
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The eagle sighs. “I know, that if I try, I will fail again... Just like I fail at everything, I ever tried... I am a loser.”
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“If you fail, you will try again. If you fall, you will stand up again. And with every time you fall and stand up again, you will become a little bit stronger. Until you fall no more. And then, when you have conquered the land, you will set out to reclaim the sky. And you will learn to fly again.
You know... Falling can be a blessing in disguise, when you find a way to grow from it. By turning every failure into a lesson. It gives you the opportunity to overcome a challenge and thus become stronger, than you were before.
Stop calling yourself a loser! With this mentality, you'll never get up. Find the eagle within you, that you truly are. Yes, Life is hard on you. But only to make you stronger. Remember who you are! The King of the Sky is an eagle, who never gives up. Facing every challenge head-on. Don't forget that you are your own biggest enemy. Don't forget that all conflict starts within you. You are not competing against anyone. Because the only one, you can truly ever win against, is your own ego.”
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The eagle is speechless. He has no arguments left. He is fighting with himself. Unsure, whether to say, what he is thinking out loud. He takes a deep breath in, pushes through against his ego and shrieks:
“I need help getting up. I can't walk on my own!”
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The Stranger extends his hand to the eagle and speaks: “Then let us walk together.”
The Thunderbird eagle accepts with a nod, dissolves into a white light and flows into the heart of the Seeker.
SPIRIT MERGING
ARCHETYPE INTEGRATION
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LEVEL UP!
LVL 27: + 1 Endurance
NEW TRANSFORMATIONS AVAILABLE:
EAGLE
THUNDERBIRD
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“We will heal together,” promises the Seeker as they feel the eagle in their heart. “One day you will fly again.”
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As the Seeker and the Stranger continue walking, the Seeker notices something in the distance.
“What is that building over there? Is that a farm?”
TO BE CONTINUED