When you are in love, it seems to take over your entire being.

Entrance application essay for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for the 2009-2010 school year.

Many a time, we think that our endeavors are limited and the goal unachievable,
when, in fact, the way remains wide open, if only the spirit is willing.

Freedom is indispensably exhilarating, the lack of which can only serve to suffocate the soul. Without freedom, there is no hope; only despair. Freedom embraces multiple aspects of life, elevating our spirit to levels of joy, even ecstasy.

By way of introduction…

An allegory short story. A rich queen of the 17th Century wants to go into a Sacred Kingdom to meet the king who claims to be the King of all Kings. But there is only a very small gap in the wall through which to enter.