How often do I walk through them without knowing? I would imagine constantly. These secret invisible prisons hide in plain
sight, and no one is the wiser. They are
traps set by cunning spiders for unsuspecting insects, and although I, too, am
unsuspecting as I traipse through the field, my size protects me. It is the only thing that protects me in this
case as the spiders would be more than happy to accommodate me in one of their
dwellings.
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| A shimmering mesh; a secret prison. |
All around me I see the transparent cells, and it occurs
to me that a great secret has been revealed.
Spiders are not the only creatures who set traps. Many predators do, too, mankind in
particular. And I begin to wonder . . .
how many traps are set all around me that I do not see? That which passes for the “news” these days,
now that is certainly a trap. Propaganda?
Definitely. “Safe” chemicals in
foods and other goods? An invisible
prison lying in wait. A deceitful “friend”? A transparent dungeon. Fashion?
Shackles.
It is no different than the spiders. As the morning dew reveals the spiders’
traps, what is the “dew” that reveals the human traps? I say it is calm, cool awareness. I say it is refusing to indulge in emotion
and instead relying upon common sense. I
say it is patience—the ability to watch and wait and then act. I say it is deliberate, chosen thought and
the ability to discern right from wrong.
The dew is upon the fields, and awareness awaits. Ignore it and fall into a well-made trap, and
you have no one to blame but yourself. Remove
yourself from the barrage of sound, from the flashing lights, from the empty
promises. Be calm and cool and
aware. Refuse to give in to emotional
storms. Rely upon your common sense—if it
looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Be patient. Watch, wait, and then
spring if necessary. Choose your
thoughts deliberately, and the spiders will be revealed.
