Take Another Road 8/8/09

Having been away from the water for two days straight, I thought this song might be appropriate. Literarily, I was in a jungle today, well sort of.

Seen the false horizons fade away like bison. Headed for the jungle, a cowboy can't endure Never look back, that’s what he swore Ill take my pony to the shore Somewhere, somewhere Take another road to a hiding place Disappear without a trace Take another road to another time On another road in another time Like a novel from the five and dime Take another road another time Follow the equator, like that old articulator Sail upon the ocean (oooh, sail away) just like Mr. Twain Never look back, this is my plan Run my pony through the sand Somewhere, somewhere Take another road to a hiding place Disappear without a trace Take another road to another time On another road in another time Like a novel from the five and dime Take another road another time Leave my cares behind Take my own sweet time (take my own sweet time (time))Oceans on my mind Take another road to a hiding place Disappear without a trace Take another road to another time On another road in another time Like a novel from the five and dime Take another road another time Take another road to a hiding place Disappear without a trace Take another road to another time On another road in another time Like a novel from the five and dime Take another road another time

So sometimes keeping your eye on the treasure, you might have to take another road. A lot of times, we are put into a fork, a road divided. And, we are faced with a decision. Do we pursue the treasure we desire or set forth on uncharted waters to find something possibly greater? Whatever we decide, we must never look back.

There will no doubt be some times in our journeys that we do something incredibly stupid. It is unavoidable because we lose all ability to think clearly. Although we may want to go down that other road, part of us wants to stay true to the course. That old articulator, Mark Twain said, "When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain." Our brains get in the way of what we feel and what we should be giving into. We over think and over analyze situations, texts, emails, conversations etc. until we can't think strait. Twain also says "Love is not a product of reasonings and statistics. It just comes--none knows whence--and cannot explain itself." So that answer guides us. We may not know why we are so in love with the treasure. For some it might be the adventure of the hunt, for others it could be the thrill of new beginnings that quickly wears off, and as for me it is the belief that what I feel is absolutely true. And sometimes, a love is a false horizon that makes you want to disappear without a trace.

So we come to the crossroads on our treasure map where we are faced with going for the treasure we started out after, or do we go for the bigger score possibly and risk losing it all.
Even though a fictitious character, Jack Sparrow even has some insight on the matter. Not all treasure is gold or silver. And exactly how far are you willing to go to find that treasure determines how strongly you truly feel about it. In your pursuit for your own treasure, you most certainly will fail at times. There will be times when you don't know what you really want. You will ask yourself is the pain you must endure to find the treasure you are searching for worth it in the end? A strong determination is key if you are obsessed with finding your treasure. It would be much nicer and easier if we all had a compass like Captain Sparrow that pointed to what we wanted. Led us to what would make us happy. But unfortunately this isn't the movies and we are not able to clearly see what we want some times. It is important to not be blinded by the obsession to find your gold. If you allow yourself to become blinded, you will not be able to see the dangers coming your way. But if you follow your heart, do not allow your brain to interfere, you will know if what you seek is truly worth the effort.

You may encounter road blocks, doubters, false horizons, and even hurricanes but taking another road might actually get us to the beach. The destination for the cowboy in the song is to run his pony in the sand, finding Peace and Happiness. The final destination. Like a novel from the five and dime with a happy ending, where the pirate finds his or her treasure.