The forest whispered, “follow me,” and laid down a path of gold.
“Oh, I dare not,” replied the voice of doubt, “for I fear what may be lurking in the shadows.”
“Oh, you are a silly lass,” the forest replied. “Can’t you see that I have given you the way through the darkness?”
“But I am alone. A mere child in an unknown wilderness where fierce beasts may lurk, waiting to attack,” doubt replied.
“Yes, yes, that is true. What you seek is also seeking you.”
“Oh, but you are wrong. I do not seek the beasts. They seek me.”
“Aw,” the forest replied with a clatter of branches. “Who do you think the beasts belong to?”
“You.”
“Oh no, they are not mine, they are yours.”
“I don’t want them, so how can they be mine?”
“Because you reject them. Come now, child, walk with me into the land of your heart. I have laid before you a golden path.”
“Oh, but I am scared.”
“It is good to be scared sometimes.”
“But how will I get through the dark places?”
“Oh, that is easy,” the forest replied. “Follow the path of light.”
My contribution to Sue Vincent’s weekly #writephoto prompt challenge. To participate, please click here.
The Light Behind the Story 
Somehow she got herself out into the forest in the first place, so maybe it was her’s all along.
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Beautiful, Alethea.
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Thank you, Sue ❤
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Lovely dialogue Alethea. Enjoyed the philosophical arguments.
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Thank you, Iain.
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Thank you for sharing, Sue.
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That was beautiful on so many levels!
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Lovely!
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Mysterious and magical in equal measures.
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Thank you 🙂
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Beautiful
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Thank you.
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I LOVE this post and plan to reblog in February! LOVEly!
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Thank you ❤
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Reblogged this on WTF? (Where's the faith?) and commented:
Faith forward … into the light!
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Thank you 🙂
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Searching for the light – that’s what we always need to do. Amazingly, it is always there – if we just open our eyes (perhaps our third eye?). You wrote this perfectly, matched with Sue Vincent’s photo. ❤
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Thank you. I have fun with these and I’m glad you enjoyed this one. ❤
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