inconsiderate

I wrote this last year as a school assignment. I found it today as I was cleaning and it brought me back to my knees...I still have so much room to grow...

The Light, A (very) Short Allegory

      Change was nothing new to Inconsiderate. In fact, the past year had marked many drastic changes in her life. She found the need to find a circle of friends as she transferred to a new Place of Learning. She also found that her Place of Relaxation was no longer a continual dwelling place, but only a Place of Refuge where her weary frame could continue to struggle against the Mound of Tasks that was ever before her. She toiled each night until she was unable to stand the struggle any longer and collapsed in utter exhaustion.
      As Inconsiderate continued to forge her way through year, the Mound of Tasks grew. Self-Centered began visit her. She revealed to Inconsiderate just how large the Mound of Tasks was and she encouraged Inconsiderate to evaluate the amount of work she was pushing herself to do. Self-Pity was soon knocking at her door. Before long, Inconsiderate entertained the whole Self family daily. They all looked to give their advice on her lifestyle. Because of her new friends Inconsiderate soon realized the she was quite accomplished for handling such a large Mound and she began to complain to her other companions seeking their sympathy.
     The Mound of Tasks became Inconsiderate’s only goal in life. Day after day, she would return to her Place of Refuge and begin to mount the Mound. When objects or even other residents of the Refuge crossed Inconsiderate’s path, she quickly did whatever she felt was necessary to remove them. Nothing mattered but the Mound. Inconsiderate’s exhaustion grew and she began to grow hopeless, seeing no end to her goal.
      After several months, a Teacher of the Light challenged Inconsiderate with a simple question: “what is your identity?”. But this simple question caused Inconsiderate to entirely re-evaluate her purpose. She once again saw the beauty in following the Light. The Light revealed the Mound to her as it really was, a large and dark object blocking her view of the Light. She decided that her entire lifestyle must change starting at the very beginning. It was not important that she find a certain group of friends, but only that she care for and seek companionship from any and all in the Place of Learning. The other people living at the Place of Refuge began to take on names and faces. She saw how oblivious she had been to their cares and needs as she served the Mound. She had not looked to serve anyone, but herself. She found that as she began to serve the unblocked Light, her tasks were no longer toils and the needs of others were slowly revealed to her.

      Once again the Teacher of Light came to Inconsiderate.
He asked her to change her name.