Camelot
I heard it once, long ago. Darkness had fallen all around. Not just the darkness of night, but the darkness of spirit. People wandered from place to place with no hope in sight. Who was there to lead the people out of their misery, their destitute existence? Many had tried, there was always a glimmer of hope, then a new king took over and failure was upon them again.
Such was life, so long ago and then he came. Legend called him Arthur, his place was Camelot. It was he that brought them all together. It was he that brought hope back from the dead. And for a time life flourished. The people were happy. And yet, there were still those that remained disenchanted. And it was those malcontents that again came forth. King Arthur did what he could to dispel the evil ones, to renounce all the evil thoughts and ideas that were being spread. But he was only one man and he did not succeed, for on his passing, again the world was turned into turmoil. As for Arthur, it said he still is not dead, but asleep, awaiting his call to bring us back together again.
I’m not sure what he is waiting for. We now stand at a juncture of roads, well-traveled. Which one to take? Well, last year it was the one on the left. It would appear that this year it was the one on the right. Robert Frost once wrote a poem in which he wrote:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
I believe that it is time for Arthur and his believers to return. For now, with our multitude of roads to choose from we are tired of the same two roads, we take year after year. We’re tired of the darkness and the misery of this destitute existence. It is time for us to either take the road less traveled by or forge a new one. One that builds upon the beauty that is hidden in our land. Beauty that we hide and destroy by our carelessness. Beauty that is ours to maintain and provide for future generations. Our Camelot.
For if we don’t do it now. The darkness will pervade and soon it will be too late. Even for Arthur.
