Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Goodbye Yellow brick road, it's time to follow the one paved with gold.
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road.

It's a 'mish mosh'. You can thank Reg for the most part and cringe at my addition in the first line. As much as I enjoy a good Elton John song, I still get drawn into 'The Wizard of Oz' obviously, as that's where the 'Yellow Brick Road' comes from. Where's it's going, well, that's a different matter altogether.

I've never delved, too much, into the hidden meaning of things, the intent behind the theme, as it were. I did read 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' and then subsequently the 'guide' that came out afterwards to explain it. Problem was, I didn't always agree with it. Like so many things, it was my own interpretation that mattered. The same with a piece of art. You look at it and whatever it invokes in you, may be different from the person stood next to you.

An example of this has to be Tracey Emin's 'The Bed' which sold for £2.2 million in 2014. "Oh but darling, you can't put a price on true art"

Dorothy's journey, along with Tinman, Scarecrow and the Lion, is one that should definitely not be travelled alone. Together is much better. Upon closer inspection, the story itself is far more complex than we might first appreciate. The film adaption is based on not just one but many books, with dozens of characters that all have a relevance. Ultimately the version we see is much less complicated and has more simple messages for us to take. Yet again though, I think what we take will vary, depending on who we are.

So, can we see ourselves on the same journey ? Following our own yellow brick road ? Are we looking for something on our way ?

Each of us may see something of ourselves in the main characters and that's OK because at the end of the journey we find that whatever it was that we were searching for was already inside ourselves. The gifts of a watch, diploma and medal (These vary in the books) are all mere trinkets and have no power but do provide recognition of what already lies within each of the characters.
Being on this journey together is our chance to help each other find what we are looking for. The destination will be different for all of us but the journey will be shared. Many of us will face challenges along the way, both of a personal and business nature.

Our true powers or virtues lie within ourselves. We need to look within, to see them, as they are already there.

That's me done then. This post was another that was 'lying on the cutting room floor'. I have no idea why I never got round to posting it. The reason I did today, is that my original post started to branch off into other realms and I ended up with about four or five different topics to cover. I shall now go and attend to them.

Indulge yourselves this weekend, you've worked hard and deserve it.

Twack Romero.