The Lookout

Located here in Traverse City M.I., there is a sacred area I like to call my home. It’s a sanctuary in which I hold many memories along with friends. I call it, “The Lookout”. The Lookout is an incredibly important place that holds a very symbolic meaning in which I cannot even begin to explain to anyone other than those who have experienced it firsthand. The existence of this area is enough for me to put down all of my guard in order to keep the superior knowledge it holds.
The setting of The Lookout, is high above the chaos of Traverse City. It is isolated in its whereabouts where society is completely excluded from the knowledge of its existence. If they knew about it, it would most certainly be the largest tourist attraction here in T.C. because of the most magnificent views of city and bay, and the ability to watch the commotion of the bustling city below. There is a feeling that everything is natural. The wind is high, and an electrical vibe of peace and amity is prevalent.
The Lookout is the place where I first changed as a human being. My perception of the world has been altered in an incredible way. I had been thrown into a different universe the moment my feet came into contact with the layers of earth resting on this new found sanctuary. At this point in my life, the doors of my mind were opened and a wave of security and prosperity had gone through my body like a group of elite soldiers raiding a house of pilgrims. I now have an increased understanding of myself, and all the people around me. I realize this is my new home and there is virtue and glory in my stay.
The Lookout is the place where I like to “chill” with my friends and share insightful knowledge with one another. In many cases, it’s the situate where we’ve first met, or last seen. It’s the very palace in which we’ve achieved our revelations that completely morphed us into the people we now are. This is how I’ve gain a sense of idealism, because I understand and see the true beauty of the town I live in. The friends I’ve seen come and go, and the importance lies with those who stay. No matter how tense the air gets around us, we always find ourselves back at the start of the giant circle we started off at. It’s believable the sole reasoning of this is because of the foundation of The Lookout. The peaceful atmosphere and the aroma of true harmony is manifested here. We solve our differences and go further by accepting our nature as human beings in which we are all unique living creatures that roam the galaxy. This philosophy is the very bond that creates us and creates me. I would not be the person I am today without the experiences I’ve gained here, and the perception I have achieved. I would argue that this knowledge is more important than lessons taught, or skills one would have to acquire to become the people they say they are by what they do.
As I look out at the town during The Cherry Festival here at The Lookout, and see the mumble-jumble that is being taken place, I would ask if these activities are equal to the very nature of human beings, if the act of tourism is what makes humanity happy and if it is what we strive for. I also wonder about the people who run the show. The people working at Wendy’s serving the food, or the program directors making sure everyone is seeing the place as it would to attract people and make them stay. Are these people happy doing what they are doing? Or is there more to all the activity that is taking place? These are the thoughts I ask myself while sitting in my escape from reality and the torments of society. I would turn to my friends, who agree with the words I say and they would add to them with even more philosophical insight from their own matter of opinions.
The experiences I’ve had at this place are overwhelming to the bystanders. The knowledge I’ve gained has given me memories that claim the very nature of my personality and character that make me who I am today. I try to share the knowledge I’ve learned with others, however they do not see the symbolical facts that are present, therefore making this scene and importance only visible to me and those who have shared the experience along with myself. The natural high I achieve is equal to the Buddhist nirvana which claims their true identity of enlightenment and frees their soul from the Earth. However, I also feel these illusions that I am seeing are not healthy to the mind and body. At times I understand perfectly well that every time I visit my home away from home, the more I believe in this state of mind. I wonder at times if I am driving myself into an abnormal thought loop that is the basic building block of pure insanity. As I escape from reality, I tend to get in a mindset of fear and anxiety that I would never come back. Reformation in a continual loop I have driven myself into, I know I am driving myself further away from the social norm; I accept this for the true happiness I can achieve.
In conclusion, my experiences and knowledge gained, have build the person I am today. I would not see the world and its beauty without the presences of The Lookout. My personality would be one of those who are so common in today, and I believe it is possible for everyone to achieve the same state of mental hierarchy. The Lookout has given me more than I could ever thought possible, and I sincerely love all that magic it presents. The sentimental meanings of The Lookout are the most valuable fixations I own today.