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The concert ended, and my friend said to me:
“Come with me to get my jacket.”
I followed him, and suddenly he opened a door that led to a room called “The Labyrinth.”
“I’ll be right back,” he said, and disappeared.
As I crossed the threshold, I was amazed.
It looked like a ballroom, with a grand piano in one corner and an organ in another.
But the most fascinating thing was that an immense labyrinth was outlined on the wooden floor.
Of course, my mind wandered to that mythological hiding place of the Minotaur, in the palace of Knossos in Crete, which I was lucky enough to visit.
I began to walk the labyrinth, turning here and there, until I came to a dead end. Then I turned back and looked for another route, only to reach a dead end again.
I kept trying.
Suddenly, between twists and turns, I found the heart of the labyrinth.
I felt centered.
I looked up at the domed ceiling with a certain sense of triumph, until I noticed my friend, jacket on and arms crossed, looking at me with a smile somewhere between amused and impatient.
“Shall we go?” he said.
“Yeah, sure, let’s go,” I replied.
We left together arm in arm, discussing the wonder of the concert that had just ended.
From the labyrinth, I took with me a learning that, although simple, is nonetheless powerful.
“If the path is blocked, you turn back and look for a better one.”
A reminder that it is challenge which keep us moving forward on our search.
My friend and I continued on ours, humming the glorious notes of Bach, Handel, and Scarlatti.
Today she shares her “impulsive meditations” from Calgary, Canada, where she lives.
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