Short Mythical Story: Splendid Isolation

This short story is inspired by Key 9 of the Tarot, The Hermit. It is all about perspective and the view that we take. Are you the man, the eagle or perhaps the snake?

Transcript

Key 9.

Splendid Isolation It had been a fair old climb,

But now that he was at the top,

The man knew that it was worth it.

The view was amazing,

360 degrees all round.

What a view!

He exclaimed to the four winds.

He was glad of his climbing poles,

They had kept him steady.

His headlamp had illuminated the path as dust had set in at the end of his climb.

In the distance he could just make out his path for the day ahead.

Behind him,

Down in the valley,

He could see where he had come from.

He felt quite literally on top of the world.

Only a year ago he had been told he would never walk again.

He had proved everyone wrong.

Time to eat that supper he carried all the way to the top.

It was warm enough just to bivouac that night,

So he was grateful that there was no need to pitch his tent.

He hadn't noticed the eagle,

Soaring several hundred feet above him.

It was on his last hunt before returning to its eerie.

Unlike the man,

The eagle used the thermals to climb effortlessly and to stay aloft for hours.

Unlike the man,

The eagle's food seemed to appear just when it was hungry.

The snake had been disturbed by the man's footfalls,

And it thought it would be safe to venture out,

But it was wrong.

The eagle swooped down and plucked it from the ground,

Just as it was about to bite the man.

All the man felt was a whoosh.

Strange how the wind kicks up here,

He thought.

Within seconds,

The updraft had taken the eagle way above the peak.

If the eagle could have spoken to the man,

It would have said,

Now this is what you call a view.

Reviews

So simple yet beautifully captivating of the greater meaning of all. Namaste 🙏

Bravo, Bravo!!! Thanks só much! Divine message addressed to me, just after viewing a final short video of mine destined for Youtube: video ends with eagle soaring in blue sky: My voice over stating that even amidst darkness I unapologetically show up in my creative expression, never to return to the nest, soaring in buoyant uncertainty. All this happened (checking and editing the video) at 3am.
The past 12 years have INDEED been a SPLENDID ISOLATION!!!

Thanks again, dear Tom

Love what the eagle 🦅 would have said to the man! Thank you 🙏 Tom .
Best to you in 2022! 💫💫💫💫💫

Thank you Tom for such a delightfully magic little story! What a treasure!

Lyrical.

So short, yet so beautiful! Thank you for always reminding us that there is a better view, one that we can aspire to, yet, to remember, that for the present, we must enjoy and be satisfied with the view that we have.

✨You are an inspiring story teller. Brief but though provoking imagery.🙏🏼✨

You are a captivating story teller <3

Beautiful. It touched something v deep and made me cry. About hope?
Thank you

Another Wonderfully THOUGHT-PROVOKING story❣️ Thank you, Tom! 🙏🏻💕

Wonderfully insightful as always!

Perfect because that was exactly how my day was except the bivvy and the snake...thank you. Your story reminds me of the richness of my day today and every day blessings John 🙏

Leaves me wanting more, I love it!! Thank you for sharing Tom ✌🏼🙏🏼❤️

Splendid, thank you!

Enjoy these little tidbits, how we love stories 🥰thank you

Very thought-full as usual, Tom. Thank you so much for starting my day.

Great story. Thank

I smile at how Tom Evan’s stories are rarely wrapped with a neat bow. So much to ponder, in the best way. Really looking forward to his new book Soulwaves...hopefully out soon.