Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Cave You Fear To Enter

Someone at Twitter posted this quote, which he attributes to Joseph Campbell:
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. ~ Joseph Campbell
That's a pretty good quote. I wonder why that would be, though, that the cave you fear to enter would hold the treasure you seek.

But if I think it's a pretty good quote, there must be something about it that resonates with me. It's not a recipe for ham and beans. There's something more there.

The treasure I'm seeking, I'm seeking everywhere. Maybe I'm doing more overturning of rocks than I should. I already basically know the treasure and where it is.

Right now I don't think I'm afraid to enter caves. Maybe I am. I don't want to enter any blind alleys.