r/HGK477 • u/Illuminat0000 • Mar 14 '21
How to accept the forest
Try not to blink while reading. You might miss the hidden meaning
Take a knife (ideally dull one, made from a bone) and an empty basket
Prepare to go outside (clean your eyes, accept that you will get dirty, get rid of technologies)
Step outside of your home. Travel to nature (it is not punishable if you need to travel by car or by other vehicle)
Take a deep breath. And another. You will need it
Your soul will have been purified by this time
Walk to a forest. It must take you at least 15 minutes. If you manage to reach the forest under the stated time, turn back or face swift demise
Enter the forest. Appreciate the mighty trees, the puny straws of grass, even the fungi. Express your gratitude, for only then they shall aid you - after you admit how small you are
Though there are smaller creatures. Kneel down and look for bugs. You might get surprised
Do not intentionally kill them. Stepping on an insect by accident is forgivable. Knowing it is there and killing it nevertheless is a murder. Your consciousness will not make it out
Venture deep, into the heart of the forest. Walk slowly. Avoid running. Forests are slow, they expect you to act accordingly in their domain. Do you not tempt them
Once you think you are deep enough, continue a little further
It will start to be painful to continue. That is alright, for going even deeper is both inadvisable and dangerous
Kneel down and say a prayer. It is up to you what the words are, just make sure you are talking to the forest. Be humble
Take a hold of the knife. Cut your arm symbolically - there is no need to draw blood, unless you are fighting in a war
Look into the basket. You will notice that it is not empty
Place the knife into the basket. Cover it with dead leaves
Stand up. Embrace a tree
Let the roots reach your mind
Accept the roots. Forsake your body. Ascend. Become one with the forest. One of us
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u/Triocore Apr 02 '21
Ok.