"Long is the way, and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light." ~John Milton
Milton said it best. If you want to get out of hell, it starts with realizing you are there in the first place. Many don't. They blindly live their lives thinking they're as happy as they'll ever be, yet they couldn't be more wrong. Heaven is achieved, it doesn't magically arrive at your doorstep. It's not something you're born with that stays with you your whole life. Heaven is earned, whether you like it or not.
Our spirits were clipped after we were born. Half of it swirls around the whirlwind below, the other half strives to reach the light high above. It's our duty as the civilized few to retrieve the part of us that's been lost and bring it back home with us. We the enlightened may not yet have reached the super consciousness we've wished for, but we are still striving, and we will never quit.
I've spent three years digging myself out of the quicksand, reaching for some angel's hand in the sky that I can't quite see, but know is there. Call it one of the many extra-sensory perceptions we are capable of having. Some are born with more of them than others. Some are blessed with this extra illumination, making it easier to escape the devil's grasp. Others aren't so fortunate. They must work extra hard to learn the things they can't quite perceive, only heard from others as incredulous nonsense. We can't fault them, for they are like fleas biting dogs, not realizing there are a great many other things to eat. All they have to do is take a leap.
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