Boy Begins Journey

Boy badly misbehaves and comes looking for titty. Momma says, "Well, you darn-well know what you did, and it was wrong. You gotta git grown up, NOW, boy. No if, and, or butts." And she really means that last part.

So, by now Boy has gotten old enough to know many human emotions -- mostly pride -- and he thinks he pretty much knows better in just about everything, no matter what even his own mother would tell him. He only thinks, ohhhh maaaaannnnnn, this shit is gonna be fun!!!

And before he can even start playing it, she cuts it and says, "It is your life -- you should do what you want. But you should know, that the path you are thinking about DOES leads to misery and suffering." And, when you see Mama's eyes, you know it does.

"Or," she says, "You can do the right thing: Learn to be honest with yourself. Humble yourself to your destiny..." she may pause for a minute or even stop there. But if she is a good mama, somehow she will admit: "Well, I suppose, you could ride your ego-train into the sky, if that's what you've got to do. . ." and then she really does pause. . .oh Mama!

"But only one path leads back to me."