This is a short story I wrote about learning to find meaning in life.
Jane was born on a wealthy estate with two homes and a large garden. She was raised in the first house called the House of Emotion. She felt alive and impulsive during here childhood years. As she grew older, her feelings would sometimes turn dark and moody. She would cry from sorrow or scream from anger if she felt victimized. It was a house that became filled with much drama. When she was finally tired of living in the House of Emotion. She decided to move to another house on the estate.
Up the hill was the House of Thought. There Jane educated herself on all the knowledge of the world. In this house she used logic to manage her estate. Jane now knew she could have more control over her life. She made smart decisions that brought her more wealth, gave her confidence and helped her to understand the world in which she lived. Jane thought she was now all grown up now. Yet she still felt incomplete. Although she was now very smart, she found herself now constantly thinking and felt threatened when others questioned her ideas. The noise of her own thoughts became so overwhelming that it gave her endless worry and stress. Jane kept questioning her choices. She was never sure if what she decided on was the right choice. She wasn't happy living in the House of Emotion anymore and now the House of Thought was making her life feel numb to her very existence. This made Jane very unhappy.
One day Jane decided to leave the House of Thought and visit her garden. She walked for a long time and found the Garden of Stillness. She sat for a while in the peace of gentle wind and the smell of the flowers. Jane suddenly felt a joyful feeling come over her. In the garden she felt no worry of thought or emotion. Her thoughts and feelings became clear and there was no more drama or worry. She saw them only as challenges that made life an amazing adventure. Jane, for the first time, she knew her true self. It lived in the stillness. Jane's confidence returned and life was good.
And, on her estate, she finally knew she was home.
