The Quest

Confucius said....
"No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance."
The Quest
　
We've all heard the term "being lost in a book"
But I find it in my heat to disagree
Each page is a journey with the map well plotted
A path of enlightenment we all shall need
　
Each chapter is a hamlet, each book is a country
Each reading is an organized quest
We can backpack lightheartedly and soak in the nature
Or find the knowledge to pass life's true tests
　
We can read of our ancestors and know their beginnings
Then follow their lives through the end
That is what makes us whole in our skin
And the willingness to savor what's around every bend
　
When we pack up our time and send it vacationing
Through the billions of pages at hand
We spent our time well and have gained moments to be cherished
From the snow capped mountains to deserts of sand
　
Marian
April 26, 2011