By Amber Rothrock
Oh, weary traveler,
will you not rest awhile?
You have been wandering alone,
searching for something that cannot exist
in this arid landscape.
Have a drink from the River of Life
and refresh your mind�s eye.
You�ve been searching for that place
of peace you left when you were born.
A place you�ve been but cannot reach.
You�ve heard it once, told by the mystics:
�To the top of Mount Lushan
to achieve spiritual oneness.
These treks across the desert
will only parch your soul!�
But mystics speak in riddles
and no mountain in China
will release the burdens that you carry
or the trouble you�ve brought upon yourself.
For it is not a place but a state you seek.
A state of being that can only exist
in your lover�s eye or your child�s laughter,
or the sun shining through your clouded window.
So have a drink from the River of Life
that leads you to your own Mount Lushan.
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