The Cave

There was a time when civilization lived in the outer world
This world was beautiful, filled with unbound treasures
Yet as time went on, the conditions changed
And the treasures became too overwhelming to endure
So the civilization went seeking refuge, a place of safety
They found a cave, a cave that would keep them warm
And they went into the cave to dwell
But loving the world they used to know they told stories
Many, many stories about their old lives
Time continued to fly past them, but the stories lasted
Thousands of years went by, until the stories were all they had
Story, after story, after story
One day, a young boy, who only knew the stories of the old world
Decided that the stories weren't enough
There is truth in these stories, he thought to himself
So he searched deep within, do the stories make sense he asked
Do the stories of the outer world apply to my life in the cave
And with the help of those around him, he found meaning to each one
He applied each story to his life in the cave
As he continued to probe at the meaning and significance of each
He realized that there was a way to make life in the cave its own story
Sharing with those around him, he inspired others to make the stories their own
And all of sudden, the cave began to crack, the walls started to wither away
But the people inside weren't scared, rather they were ready
The stories prepared them to love the outer world
Day after day, as time went on, the cave deteriorated more and more
Big pieces of the wall started to fall away
The light from outside began shining brightly inside
People saw glimpses of the world in the stories, the world they once knew
Yet now, they were ready to experience it fully
Their vessels had developed enough through the stories
That the vast treasures of the outer world no longer scared them
Rather the treasures were now become a part of them
And so the people worked hard to find the way out of their cave
The way they once came in it, finding their way out
And as soon as the cave was no longer necessary, it simply disappeared.
From Tohu to Tikkun and into the World to Come.