the path

Imagine if everything you've ever learned and been taught, for years and years, your whole life even, turned out to be a big fat lie.

From your farthest back recollection of words, what you've been told (and are still largely being told) is the truth...is not.

Imagine grappling with the idea that you have been hoodwinked by the hoodwink above all other hoodwinks.

And what turns up is that none of what you see or know is actually true.

While this takes place, the things you've regarded most valuable are ripped or stolen from you, and take chunks of flesh as the ripping occurs.

As you begin to discuss this with other people, it's as if you're talking Greek, or Chinese, or whatever colloqialism stands for the deer in the headlights look.

But wait, some people only give you blank stares. This is only partially frustrating and annoying.

The real kicker comes when people start telling you that what you're experiencing is not real.

Well, some tell you it's not real. Others tell you to ignore it.