Working to get somewhere

The sun comes up by sitting still.
Milkweed seeds float on a breeze,
and arrives in a calm.
Snow does not resist falling.
Flying is not work for birds.

Of all things in the universe
that journey to somewhere,
only we work to get there.

We are that getting somewhere in life requires effort -
somewhere being not here, not now.
We either get there or we don't.
It requires no work to be somewhere.

Having arrived somewhere in life we sometimes wonder:
"How did I get here?"
"Did I enjoy the ride?"
"How did this happen?"
"Was all that work worth it?"

Getting somewhere is work.
Being somewhere requires nothing.
To be somewhere, stop .