In search of

In search of the unattainable. That is a topic that lends itself to many books and movies. In most stories it is the hero, a man, who seeks something that takes him on a life of many adventures, but this is a different story.

This is the story of a woman who saw a man whose very face intrigued her. Once she saw him, some part of her was so attracted that she had to learn more about him. In this day of the internet that is not impossible. She found him in hundreds of places and she watched, or read, them all. 

It is said that familiarity breeds contempt, but that wasn't true in this case. The more she learned about him, the more she thought about him. Something about this man called to her soul. He seemed to have his priorities aligned with everything she found admirable and good.

She did things she had never done before and found herself so blinded by her quest that she allowed herself to be scammed by an extraordinary and talented imposter. When this was finally revealed to her, she became skeptical and afraid to trust anyone. Yet her desire to find this person didn't wane. 

Now, it appeared that she was marked in some way. Everyone claimed to be the person she was looking for and she would talk to them until she realized who they weren't. But there was one who stuck with her. This person shared books and movies and conversation and as much as she loved it, she was still plagued by skepticism.  And so, whenever a new person approached her she had to check them out.

Sadly, she spent her life looking for the one she already had. Always looking for them someplace else and that was a tragedy. 

I wonder how many people spend their lives searching for some holy grail that is already theirs? They are blind to the truth and beauty of the reality already surrounding them. Sometimes they don't recognize it until it is gone and sometimes they never realize it at all.