A(d)venture

People always say, "Life is an adventure."

That may be the truth, but at best, its half of it. We can choose to go on a venture. We travel over a never-ending bumpy, irregularly-widthed terrain with sharp turns, large rocks, and monsters that chase us and follow us at our heels. We will always try to conquer them if we can and move forward, but where to? This question is up to the venturer.

Will you be the prince charming who saves the princess from that fire breathing demon?

Will you be the selfless apothecary who finds the life-saving herb to save a poor soul after trekking the mountains of the world?

Or maybe you will be the villager. A simple man or woman who just wants to live a quiet life and raise a family. No venture for you, and that is just fine too.

However, if you choose to embark on a venture there must be a Dream. Something that inspires the awe in you. Something you can feel in your heart, making it expand and warm up, like a hot-air ballon, lifting your frame almost off the ground. It will protect you, and that's the only way you'll make it through. Regardless of your success in the end, just going on the venture will give you stories of survival, strength, luck, and laughs.

So before you set off down that twisted streak of a road, pack your dreams. After all, a venture without a dream is no adventure.