The Lone Wolf and the Scorpion

The scorpion is a constant reminder that death walks with us. In the not too distant past, the scorpion and the Lone Wolf used to exist as the best of friends in the world. Respecting each other's individual identities, the scorpion and the Lone Wolf experienced some good times and the bad during long and respectful friendship. During their long friendship, the scorpion and the Lone Wolf were able to compliment each other's strengths and weaknesses to their advantages during any given situation. Until they both came upon a wild and deep river on their path of life.

The Lone Wolf, being the bigger entity of the two, offered his friend the scorpion across the wild and deep river. But, the Lone Wolf had one condition: "Do not sting me with your lethal tail. Or, I shall become weak, then die, and we both shall drown inside of the wild and deep river." The scorpion gave the Lone Wolf his word that he would not sting his long time friend while being carried across the river. The Lone Wolf allowed the scorpion to crawl onto his back in order to be able to carry his buddy across the river. While approaching the mid-way point of this wild and deep river, the Lone Wolf began to feel the scorpion constantly stinging him in the back.

The Lone Wolf yelled out to the scorpion: "Why, my friend!?! Why are you stinging me when you know that have doomed us both to drown in this river!!!" The scorpion simply told the Lone Wolf: "IT is my nature, my friend..." The Lone Wolf eventually began to loose his strength from being poisoned by the scorpion's tail. The scorpion and the Lone Wolf soon after drowned into the wild and deep river...

The Lone Wolf, against his better judgment (sometimes), attempts to see the goodness, potential, and honesty in the people he knows and meet in life. But, he has been stung more than by scorpions that he regarded as friends than he could count. The Lone Wolf is the first to admit that he himself is not perfect. But, he also been a recipient of the ole saying: " What comes around, goes around..." So, the Lone Wolf practices the, "Treat each person as to how you would like to be treated in the same situation..." IT does not always work out as the Lone Wolf pictures it would turn out. But, this is what keep the Lone Wolf believing that not all people are assholes, users, or liars. IF the Lone Wolf did think that way about people as a whole, there would be no point keeping any of his friends at all.

The Lone Wolf chooses to not keep scorpions in his life, especially if they are thoughtful and respectful of the Lone Wolf's mutual well being. This is the way of the Lone Wolf.

Retrospect: The Lone Wolf on living "caged" or living "freely"...

Happiness (noun): A state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. The Lone Wolf has been living free for so long he has never been able to live as a domesticated entity. To the Lone Wolf, living as a "caged animal" would be a foreign concept to him. Sure, the Lone Wolf has adapted to his environment in order to survive on a day to day basis. But, the Lone Wolf still sees himself as being more "free" with his current lifestyle than "caged". In a sense, the Lone Wolf does not have a true "sense of home" to call his own, yet.

So, right now, the "wandering lifestyle" is the only way the Lone Wolf knows how to exist. Lone Wolf can up and leave whenever he chooses. He can go wherever he chooses to go. And, he does not have to answer to anyone but himself when it comes to whatever he chooses to do with his personal life. To be short, the Lone Wolf exists as he pleases without affecting anyone else with his life choices. The marriage can be perceived as living a "caged" existence to the Lone Wolf. But, the Lone Wolf does not see marriage as necessarily being a bad thing to experience.

To find the right soulmate to share one's life with in bliss, or happiness, is one the reasons the Lone Wolf has been patient with allowing himself to become caged. Until then, the Lone Wolf continues to live "freely" with his existence. Cause anything less than bliss will not do for the Lone Wolf. This is the way of the Lone Wolf...

Retrospect: Lone Wolf on dealing with the little "setbacks" in life

Setback (noun): an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating The Lone Wolf is not above having to deal with a setback. The setbacks that actually causes the Lone Wolf to become very annoyed are the ones that deal with the "limbs" of his body to be in pain. The Lone Wolf, like any other living organism, are capable of sustaining injuries from external forces. The Lone Wolf just don't deal with such matters very well.

Far be it for the Lone Wolf to sit around for his limbs to heal. IT is not the Way of the Lone Wolf. The Lone Wolf usually accepts the challenge of taking the necessary steps during his recovery period to find a way to maximize the greatest result from each physical therapy session. The Lone Wolf knows to remain "out of sinc in body and mind" does not go well for his well being. The Lone Wolf prides usually prides himself in his ability to bounce back from an injury. But, the Lone Wolf is beginning to realize that his age is becoming more of a factor in his recovery time. To the Lone Wolf, this could be a problem that will become eventually able to overcome one day.

But for now, the Lone Wolf continues to persevere through the pain and keep putting on a confident face that he can still function as much as he can during his recovery phase of this setback. Cause to the Lone Wolf, "No setback is ever permanent..." The Lone Wolf received his latest news that his has been injured in a way that may take a little longer for his limbs to heal. The Lone Wolf will get through this setback, as he has done on previous setbacks of the same nature. The Lone Wolf usually find a way to come back in more shape than he was before he became injured. And, this setback should be no different to the Lone Wolf. The journey of a thousands miles begins with a single step. So, recovery from his injured his limbs is only a matter "patience, hard work, and time". This is the way of the Lone Wolf...

Retrospect: Long Wolf on Marriage

Marriage (noun): a close and intimate union.

The Lone Wolf has been living a life of solitude for 40 years. He been in as many relationships that he could count on one hand. Any relationship over three months and be counted on less than three fingers. To ask the Lone Wolf, "How come you are not married, yet?" is as much affective as asking, "How come you are still single?". Meaning, the answers will be the same. "The Lone Wolf is still single cause when it comes to finding a soulmate the journey never have a final destination that's known..." And, if one unable to understand that response then you have never tried to walk a mile in the Lone Wolf's shoes. Let's break it down for a second:

For most of the Lone Wolf's life, he has been mainly the "go to person" on the matriarch side of his family. The Lone Wolf has been trying to "payback" as much love, hard work, and affections that his mother has shown him throughout the years of his upbringing. The Lone Wolf knows that one can never be able to pay back one-tenth of the love and kindness that his mother has shown him throughout his natural born life. But, the Lone Wolf never stopped striving to accomplish that goal. Now, he is officially the last of his siblings to have never been married or in a long lasting serious relationship over a year. The Lone Wolf is at another crossroad in his life. Does the Lone Wolf stay on his current path of life with the belif that his soulmate will eventually come into his life? OR, should the Loan Wolf begin to find a new path to wonder in order to meet the potential love of his life?

The answers to either of these questions are not current concern to the Lone Wolf. The Lone Wolf has never doubted what the divine heavens has in store for him and his future. So, the Lone Wofl does not have to worry about when or where his soulmate will enter his life. IF he meets a woman that gives him the "red flags", he continues on his path of life. IF the Lone Wolf finds a "common spark of love" with a woman he meets, then he knows to pursue that course of actions until something in that relationship tells him to venture further with it to see where it goes. There are no guarantees in life, but if one does not risk everything to see where love will go, then life is not worth living.

Eventually, the Lone Wolf will find a true love to marry. Hopefully, she will be his fabled "soulmate" that he has been searching all of his life. Anything less than "bliss", or "serenity", with the one that he loves is not worth continuing a relationship with her until he finally discovers it. Regardless, you can trust that the Lone wolf will "never marry out the fear of being alone" in life. Cause IF a continuous life of solitude if what "Fate" has laid out for the Lone Wolf, then so be it. But, the Lone Wolf will never comes to accept a life of solitude with a good fight in finding his "soulmate". This is the way of the Lone Wolf...

When the Lone Wolf faces...

Perseverance(Noun): Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.

When a Lone Wolf faces a crisis in life, he attempts to act as if he was not phased by it. Cause to the Lone Wolf, there is not a problem the Lone Wolf can't handle. But, there a few times when the Lone Wolf must concede to his own limitations. The Lone Wolf knows that he is not all powerful or all knowing. The Lone Wolf knows that is only human.

When the Lone Wolf faces a force that causes him to be injured in life, he attempts work through the pain to show that nothing can keep the Lone Wolf down for long. Hence the point of the Lone Wolf's shortcomings. The Lone Wolf knows that he is not indestructible. The Lone Wolf would love to be able to feel no pain or become injured at any given time in life. But, reality will always remind him that he is only human.

When the Lone Wolf faces a crossroads in life, he attempts to make the best decision that he came come to that will be to his best benefit or outcome. The Lone Wolf knows that there are no certainties in life. To be able to stay in one location working in a familiar environment is one path to stay on. Venturing into a new area of work environment in unfamiliar grounds in order to broaden one's resume and career is another path to take. The Lone Wolf knows, from past examples, to take the blessing as they come cause they may never come around again. But, the Lone Wolf knows to want more out of life is to be only human.

To faces issues alone and to strive to persevere through them has always been the way of the Lone Wolf. The day the Lone Wolf can say that he has no further issues to face, is the day he is no longer of this world. This is the way of the Lone Wolf...