There was a humble and simple man who loved adventure, and if there was something to see he would pursue it wherever it took him. One day he ran into a well renowned old wise man that was passing through town, so he decided to sit with him and share all of his adventures. The young man went on and on and the old man just sat there unemotional staring straight ahead, and waited till he was finished. After a short silence the old man said; "I too have thought I had seen it all until a great man told me a wonderful story." Tell it to me, the young man retorted. "It was about an ancient ruin in the middle of an ancient forest called the Million Acres of Memories. He told me it was such a powerful sight to see that it lays waste to all other adventures leaving you with contentment and fulfillment. But, it took me around three years of continual searching the Million Acres to find it, and it is not for the weak of heart. Those who try may not return and it’s a lonely place to be for that much time, anything can happen there. You’ll have to be away from your family and the rest of the world for a long time, and you can only take in what you can carry on your back. Many have tried and failed and the odds are stacked against you, because only one in a billion find this place." The young man’s eyes were big and bright hanging on every word, and he wasn’t going to let the old man go until he got directions and clues on how to transverse the tall pine forest. I can’t help you in the dense forest for it is flat and dark, but I will tell you that the ancient ruins are in the middle of the woods perched on a hill surrounded by water. The experience will be a defining moment in your life and some even walk away with miraculous powers. You will turn into a wise and respected man as I am, and you will come back desire less and fearless as I am. I’ve got to go! The young man said, show me the way or I’ll never leave your side. So, the old man reluctantly gives him the directions and a finale warning: Once you enter the woods you can’t turn back, no one has made it out without seeing the ruins or death, you must continue at all costs. Shocked into silence the old man bid him farewell and walked off.. The young man shouted out "What's the key to success"….."Your determination is the key," he yelled. Well, he knew he had a lot of that and a long with his vast experience he thought he was more than ready, so he started packing. 
  

 Standing near the hundred foot pine forest with a big and heavy backpack he said his prayers and blessings, and stepped into the unknown. He walked tirelessly for many days in high spirits thinking of all the accolades he will receive on his return, he was sure it would take him less time than the old man. Months passed and he was having a lot of doubts, his mind started playing tricks on him and his body was wearing thin. "I backed myself in the corner now! What the hells a matter with me, giving up my good life for a walk in the woods, I must be insane!" He understands how the forest got its name for memories are the only thing that keeps him company now.

More months have passed and he realized he’ll have to give up some of his baggage, because his body is getting frail and unable to carry the load. He says; "Why do I need my sleeping bag and mat? It’s big and heavy, and my tent is enough," so he leaves it behind. Months later, he wonders why he needs his tent with all this wood around, and his good clothing will do, so he drops another heavy part of his load. Months later, he has another thought "Why do I carry my plastic ware, pots, pans, and cups when all I’m eating are berries, pine nuts, plants, mushrooms and insects. There are pools of water everywhere and I can drink straight from the pond," consequently he leaves behind more baggage. Two years have passed and he realizes he doesn’t need his backpack and excess clothing, which is worn out anyways, so he discards the last of the weight off his back. More months have passed, and all he has is the clothing on his back, his life is wasting away and the ruins are no where in sight, so he gives up trying. Wandering around aimlessly no longer caring or searching he looks for a good place to live out his remaining days. Finding a stream he follows it, and it leads him to a crescent pond in a nice clearing, laying down his tired body he’s found the right spot to stop searching and fall asleep. Waking up he can’t believe his eyes, what he thought was a crescent pond is really a small lake with an island on it. He tears off his cloths and dives in, walking up the beach on the other side and up to the hills peak he sees nothing but a rock on top. There’s a saying picked in the rock and it reads: Now that you lost everything and nothing is at the very end, it means that everything leads to nothing, and since you had acquired everything from nothing, then from nothing you are destined to return, Welcome Home!… He had a huge epiphany, laughed hysterically he laid down on nothingness, because he has nothing, and he is nothing all along, so he didn’t loose anything. Because nothingness is everything's source, then everything means absolutely nothing. In a flash he sees and becomes the Eternal Home of all things, his mind numbed by the vision he gets up and heads for home following the stream down he is out of the Million Acres of Memories within the week.