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The traveler approached the crossroads. There was a sign on the opposite side of it. Approaching him, he managed to read the word "swamp", when suddenly he saw a pillar hanging in the air.
He was surprised. When he approached the sign, the post did not seem to be there. But the man was more interested in the fact that the pole was floating in the air. He bent down and saw that he was not actually touching the ground. He looked up and made sure that there were no ropes that could hold him in the air either. The man walked around and checked that on the sides of him, nothing was holding him either. He felt uneasy.
“How can this be? He asked. - So that such an object hangs in the air, nothing and nowhere attached. This is some kind of trick, I'm being played. But who? There is no one around."
The man examined the road to the left and right. I looked under the nearest bushes and walked not far into the forest to make sure that there was really no one here. Returning back to the post, he went out to the middle of the intersection, looked in all directions and did not find anyone.
He could not explain what was happening, his anxiety grew. After walking around the bush, the man decided to ask the pillar how it turns out to float in the air and where did it come from?
He asked the question to the post, not expecting to receive an answer, when suddenly he heard:
“I am the pillar that distracts your attention. Now you walk around me, staying in one place. You stopped your journey in the hope of unraveling the mystery of my soaring in the air. I even examined the nearest bushes and the depths of the forest. Without admitting the thought that I am just such a phenomenon that is inexplicable to you. But interestingly, you asked me a question. The other travelers did not.
- Are there others? - asked the man, looking around.
- Yes, - he heard the answer, - if you look closely, you will see. There are many of them, and around this crossroads, they solve the same problem. But if you see me, then each of them sees something of their own. Their riddle, and they try to solve it without moving.
While the post was answering the question, the man saw how people began to appear along the road, muttering something to themselves. They did not notice each other and looked in the direction where their subject was.
- Listening to you, it seems to me that you are not just an inexplicable phenomenon and that you still mean something.
- I can mean, but I can not. Everything depends on you. You can pass by, noting that you saw such a miracle on your way. Or you can stay by my side, continuing to solve the riddle of my gravity.
“But if I don’t know how it happens, I’ll think about it for a long time. I must solve your secret!
- Well, join the rest! - said the post and continued. - Congratulations, you have joined the ranks of those who "should"! But answer me one question: is it worth it to stay at this crossroads indefinitely, ending your journey?
- I was told that it is necessary to solve the problem to the end, because it will not give rest.
“You’ve been thinking about her for a while. What did you read on the sign before you saw me?
The man was surprised by the question and turned to the signpost. It read: "The road leading to the city through the swamp." The traveler was afraid and avoided swamps. He looked at the post and smiled. He continued to hang in the air.
- And other people are also afraid of bogs, kikimor and water? The man asked.
- No. Each of them has their own fear, with which they stop themselves. At the same time, it may be a different feeling, and the pointer will read about something else, - said the pillar.
The man scratched the back of his head and squinted at the post. He grinned, thanked him for the conversation and hit the road. When he reached a bend in the road, he looked back. The intersection was empty - no people, no pillar.
From SW. gestalt therapist Dmitry Lenngren
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