By Peter Kadel
The footsteps have always been there, the paths of others for me to follow.
Some days they all lead me towards one place, a clear and pure consensus.
But other days they are split, and I must guide myself as best I can through the confusion.
There are also days when I must stray from the path to discover what lies beyond.
And then there is today—today is a day unlike the other days when certainty guided me.
As I arrived at the top of what I believed was the tallest peak I would ever climb,
I was faced with a new set of daunting challenges towering far above me.
As I viewed these giants, I saw that there were no trails marking the safe paths.
I realized that I stood at a threshold between the known and unknown.
There were no footprints to follow, no trails to track, no one to tell me where to tread.
And so I took a step forward.
Editor: Claire Jenkins
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