zen slope
we were standing at the top of a snow covered mountain about to fling ourselves downhill at breakneck speed. it was lovely out. there was a sign warning us that marked and unmarked obstacles may exist. oh. ohm. yes, of course. it's a very existential statement. on the descent, i noticed an unmarked obstacle. i wondered if it existed. later, i noticed a marked obstacle. i wondered if it existed. i felt a strange compulsion to find out. at full speed. obstacles that don't exist can be passed through without consequence. the lift approached before i crossed over into pure zen. to this day i still don't know whether that was fortunate or unfortunate.