The hero's journey from birth to death - Julius Fann, Jr

A Story by jufa

Sex is experienced unconsciously by the mother, and infant male who was formed within her before taking its first breath. Feet emerge, marking the completion of the journey into the material world.

Legs spread, she lay on her back with knees bent and pointing toward the ceiling, pushing with effort to bring forth what had been conceived and nurtured inside the amniotic sac for nine months. Pushing through pain and agony, the male's body emerged headfirst from the incubator where it had been confined. Gradually, the rest of the body followed. The yang of the male penis met the yin of the female's vagina.

Sex is experienced unconsciously by the mother, and infant male who was formed within her before taking its first breath. Feet emerge, marking the completion of the journey into the material world. The hero's journey begins.

(In Chinese philosophy and religion - two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin), and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) -, whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.) From the womb into the arms of the individual it was once inseparable from, who now, an independent unit, will eventually take its first step onto the path of the hero's journey.

Often repetitive, reiterating points to solidify a perspective, the story unfolds�"the hero's growth, playing with siblings and friends. Preschool marked the hero's first adventure, and as they journeyed through kindergarten and middle school, they began shaping their own thought patterns. Through the halls and corridors of junior high and high school, college campuses, and eventually into the wider world, the heroes roamed free.

A male (can't speak of the female's journey) tests the atmosphere of girls, drugs, pool halls, bars, and if unlucky, prisons. Settling for jobs, permanent security, and relationships, was the hero's sign of maturity.

The hero realized that people, regardless of gender or race, can be secure or insecure. Through the twists and turns of life, they learn to manipulate and are manipulated in return, eventually grasping which truths will stay with them until the end.

ALL written here is the hero's education from the womb, the arc of living, and dying, and his journey to the tomb. Can anyone say their journey and education have been, or will be any different?

Never give power to anything a person believes is their source of strength - jufa