A tale of two monkeys.

In a secluded portion of a forest on the bottom of the world lived two monkeys. One monkey loved adventure and kept on hopping from tree to tree, vine to vine, discovering every inch of every treetop and ravine. The other monkey, however, did nothing all day but stare at the sky, climbing down only to forage the ground for nuts or drink from the mountain spring. They kept to themselves, these monkeys, uncaring for one another or for the rest of the forest inhabitants for that matter.

During one fateful day the sky grew suddenly dark and the wind hardly blew. Everything became sullen and damp and eerily quiet. Alarmed, the two monkeys listened to the forest for clues, waiting for anything, really, and hoping against all hope that the weather will eventually change and the forest will come to life once again. On that fateful day a beginning indeed dawned upon them but not to their expectations. Years came to pass and the sky grew darker still. Food was scarce and each day grew even colder.

The monkey that kept staring at the sky decided to seek the noisy little one that had continuously annoyed him for years. Smelling the air for his scent and alarmed by its absence, he began to venture forth, heading for higher ground. Anywhere is better than here was his new motto in life. After days of travel and without food he had finally reached his limit. Having realized that he too were not as nimble as before, he accepted his fate and settled for the most comfortable spot he can reach. This would be just as good he mused, seeing that the end is near.

Later that day he noticed that a monkey, much like himself, was sitting on a branch looking down on him, as if observing him. With eyes of pity the other monkey came down and sat in front of the other. Let's call this monkey Mr. Noisy and the other Mr. Boring.

" When did you come up?" asked Mr. Noisy

" I don't remember. I've been sitting here for days and I can't move any further.", replied Mr. Boring.

"The world changed. There's nothing to eat for miles around and the sky would sometimes burn. We will perish, I fear.", says the noisy one.

"I know. I came looking for you. To say goodbye. I know I haven't been much of a conversant one through the years, but I came to see you for the last time." says the worn and tired boring one.

In that fateful moment they embraced, got up and decided to head for higher ground and await their ends. Life is just a drop in eternity's bucket. We will never know what fate awaits us. It is the now that matters and we have to live THIS LIFE and importantly SHARE IT. A tale of two monkeys is about reflecting on wasted time and unanswered hopes. It's about answering the call NOW and living NOW. It's about making your journeys count in this thing called LIFE.