Forbidden Knowledge?

We are born with no knowledge whatsoever other than some
minor genetic memories, and many of us simply follow the patterns
that life, evolution, and our peers throw at us. We subconsciously
assume we must do as our forefathers; we must follow in
their footsteps; we must marry, have children, get a job, and step
onto the roller-coaster of commercialism and the greed-oriented
rat race we know as capitalism or even communism. There is seemingly
no way out of this life, and anyway, most of us are enthused
by the chase—for we truly know no different.

As I walked, the swords fell behind me and were placed in a
zig-zag fashion across the floor so that my path behind was no
longer one I could walk. This is a symbolic device, a truth we all
must learn — attempting to rewalk the path we have already trodden
is pointless.


- Gardiner.