and not know there are deer there.
How dismaying to be so unaware.
How pathetic to be looking at something and not see it at all.
Knowing that deer make their home among the trees
is imperative to experiencing their beauty and truth.
But, what of the ones who are aware of the deer and go hunting for them?
It is intriguing to note that the deer tend to hide from them.
As though the deer can sense that their safety is being threatened.
As though their natural truths are being compromised.
So, are those that hunt the deer much better off in the end
than the ones who are not even aware that deer exist?
Perhaps. But, by how much?
Being aware is only the first step toward beauty and truth.
What of those who know the deer exist-
And, who use that awareness to create the space for the deer
to come out and display their natural selves?
Perhaps those that do not go hunting for the deer
are abel to find so many more.
And, when they do happen upon them and discover them,
they will be seeing them in their true and glorious state.
Perhaps this is how life's truths are uncovered.
Not by being unaware
Not by hunting
But, by allowing them to come forth
in their most natural state.
