{"id":1540,"date":"2022-03-17T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T23:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2022-03-17T16:05:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T23:05:14","slug":"extreme-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2022\/03\/17\/extreme-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

Extreme Sport<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve heard
\nthis human life
\ndescribed as an
\nextreme sport,<\/p>\n

but, instead of
\nhurtling down a
\nmountain goat
\nfootpath on a
\nbicycle, or
\ndiving from a
\nmile high pinnacle
\nwith nothing but
\na pair of gossamer
\nbat wings,<\/p>\n

the challenge is
\nto face off
\nwith the most
\ndire of human
\ndilemmas,
\narmed with
\nnothing but
\nLovecraft.<\/p>\n

This sport is
\nso sought
\nthat souls are
\nlined up
\naround the block,
\nwaiting for the
\nperfect
\nconception,
\nchosen by them
\nfor the perfect
\ncellular fit,
\nsoul to body.<\/p>\n

But what of
\nthis Craft of
\nLove?<\/p>\n

What are its
\ntools?<\/p>\n

And therein
\nlies the
\nthe joy of it.<\/p>\n

One soul chooses
\nhammer and nails,
\nanother a
\nsurgeon\u2019s kit.
\nBut just as well
\nan artist\u2019s brush,
\nor a poet\u2019s pen,
\nor a farmer\u2019s
\nscattered seeds.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s up to you,
\nbut here\u2019s a thought:<\/p>\n

Before you choose,
\nconsider wandering
\nthe aisles of a
\nshop in
\nthe Heart of
\nThe Mystery,
\nand don\u2019t
\nsettle
\nuntil you find
\nthe perfect
\ntools.<\/p>\n

(Photo by Jonathan Francis; UnSplash)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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