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“Some Random Thoughts about Quests”
On May 23, 2022 by Dteb With 0 Comments
- down to earth believer
Some friends and I are thinking about going on a quest or quests. I am not sure what a quest even is, but I have some ideas of what might be involved in a quest. Here are some random thoughts in no particular order.
- Perhaps God is on a quest, too.
- A quest is not so much planned as it is uncovered and recovered.
- I may be the hero in some measure and at some times. But many times, I am a servant and companion to others in their quest. This servant role is also part of my own quest.
- I need companions on my quest.
- There will be dangers in the quest.
- There will also be unexpected joys in my quest.
- There will be long spells of trudging. This is probably the most important part of the quest.
- There are no real shortcuts in any quest that is worthy of the name.
- Detours are also part of the quest.
- The quest changes both the questor and the world around him/her.
Of course, I may be interested in the idea of questing because I just finished reading through Tolkien’s Ring Trilogy for the umpteenth time. The idea of a quest is very ancient. Gilgamesh went on a quest for eternal life some 5,000 years ago. In the TV show “The Good Place” four sinners go on a quest to find the truly good place. Quest stories and movies and songs are all over the place.
But maybe the reason why the notion of a quest is so common in fiction is that it is so prevalent in real life. Most of us are on a quest for something: riches, honor, pleasure, meaning, power, control, we-know-not-what. The list goes on, but I won’t.
How does a person decide what is that person’s quest? I don’t know, but I intend to find out!
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