MOONLIGHT
Today marks the end of my 28 days at the Gate.
Four weeks... a short yet intense
journey. During this time, I have experienced
highlights and tightrope walks too.
Well, I experience time as my own projection on
the path that unfolds before me.
There are no longer many concerns or doubts
that I alone am the decisive factor
for what happens on the path.
I navigate my ‘Ship-of-Life’ and occasionally
take on passengers. Since my conscious-
ness extends far beyond the needs of my
small body, the ‘passengers’ often experience
‘things’ that would otherwise
remain hidden from them. This happens quite naturally,
yet the person concerned
must make the decision whether to embark on a longer
journey. I like to passenger
from time to time too…
There have been several such ‘meetings’ in the
last four weeks, and most of them
‘simply disembark’ at the next port. That is
exactly as it should be. Everyone is
100-Per-Cent responsible for his or her
own life.
In addition, many people today tend to arrange
their photographs in such a way
that the madness of our behaviour does not
appear in the image as much as
possible. I do this sometimes too, but I have
reached a point where I can no
longer hide the ‘not-so-beautiful results’ that
are everywhere. YUE summed it
up for me a few days ago:
.................... . ... ‘...for
me, the posts and the forum are a chat...’
I do not entirely agree with her on this point, but that is probably because YUE
and I flood the forums with topics of very different orientations. She is starting
her life and mine is almost 'over'. In
addition, there are aspects of this 'chat room'
that follow a different order.
In a chat, part of the appeal lies in being able
to react quickly, and one advantage
is that the ‘room’ can be cleared after the
conversation and what has been said
can fade into silence. We usually leave a
post where it is, so it remains in the
‘room’. After just a few hours, even 'super-conscious' souls can hardly grasp
the context anymore.
For me, a quick 'back-and-forth' in the ‘message
box’ is more in line with this 'chat-
approach'. That is also exactly why I delete my
share of such wonderful and often
funny 'word battles' after a short time. So here it is:
> In the forums, I write essays. I also
find discussions very appealing...
when not completely dominated by the
intellect.
> I have not found any real pen pals yet. However,
as I emphasised at the beginning,
this is more due to my approach. And... since
there is a rich selection of preserved
topics here, I lack nothing.

For now, I have settled down in a dry spot on the beach and am
watching the sun
set... letting the experiences of the last four
weeks sink in. I would like to
express my gratitude for every
gesture, every piece of advice and especially
for the discussions.
michael




