Once there was a kingdom that lay on a tiny stretch of land that connected two great and powerful continents. This kingdom was known far and wide for its wonderful sun shine. To the west of this kingdom of sun there was a kingdom of darkness, a kingdom of eternal darkness. And to the east of the kingdom of sun there was a kingdom of eternal light and brightness. Anyone wanting to get to the kingdom of eternal light and brightness from the kingdom of eternal darkness has to pass through the kingdom of sun because there was no other way around.

There was a wall guarding the kingdom of sun on the west side and this wall was called Truth and there was a wall guarding the kingdom of sun on the east and it east called life. There was a roadway that lead from the gate of truth to the gate of life down the middle of that great kingdom of sun and this roadway was called Narrow.

Now as you traveled down the roadway called Narrow that lead from the gate of Truth to the gate of Life through the kingdom of sun you would first reach the city of Suffering. Now many who would travel the roadway would turn back when reaching the city of Suffering because the road was difficult to travel and the people of Suffering were unkind and harsh with their words.

After you pass through the city of Suffering you would continue on the roadway through the great stretch of land call the Cross. This was a stretch of land that looked different to each traveler that walked it. The ground was and unsure and pulled at the feet of the travelers as they walked. This was a difficult part of the roadway called Narrow and many travelers turned back and refused to travel on after facing the Cross for a time.

Once you had passed over the land call the Cross you would find a long stretch of a place of absolute silence called Solitude. Although Solitude has many names that it is called by, like Obscurity, or the Secret Place, or the Tomb, or the Grave, or the Closet… but no matter what you called it, this place of absolute silence broke many a traveler, for they would always travel it alone.

After you pass through the place of absolute silence called Solitude you’d reach the gate of Life and through it you would find the way easy. Why easy? For certainly the road ahead gets much more difficult for travelers as they journey onward along the roadway Narrow to the kingdom of eternal light and brightness from the kingdom of sun.

For at this point surely they have final seen what their journey has been about all along and now no matter what difficulty they face, they see finally the full glory of the kingdom of eternal light and brightness and run ahead to reach it in the end.

All who travel the roadway called Narrow call out to each other along the way to encourage one another to press on.

And so I say, Press On… Press On.