Time had a secret

September 17, 2006

Joel Akin

Man has wondered what oil is for many generations of time. Some might have discovered its source. Others search for it like the Holy Grail of our time. For if it is found they have discovered the source of great wealth which will make them rich.

So who then has the secret of Time and who has Times secret of oil. For God made oil to be prevalent and it was. It became part of our culture. It was written of in scriptures. It was spoken of in history. It was told around campfires and Nations sought it out that it might be used as a weapon.

In our world it is dug out and drained and drilled and purified and everyone of us on this planet has probably touched it in some form.

So if Time carries the secret of great wealth then why should I worry about oil? After all if there is a shortage of oil we shouldn't be baffled or worried. For more than 100 years we've had means and ways of utilizing things such as corn and peanuts and soy to provide us with oil. And if those things should run out why we just grow more and our needs are met.

But lets say that oil had a source, like the Fountain of Youth, and lets say that it provided a door for us that needed oil to keep it from squeaking. And lets say that door we speak of is so big and needed so much oil that after a time the caretakers forgot how much oil they had used. And the door became welded shut. And that door was the door that we will call for now Times secret. For if such a door existed and such a caretaker existed and if there was a need for oil on such a scale we still run into the problem of who would care for such a door and how could it be so big that it would use up billions of barrels of oil just to keep it loose? Hmm. Sounds like a Grimm Fantasy. Sounds like a tale or a tell based on some ancient myth.

But suppose I wasn't a fool. Suppose that I just am skirting the issues of this subject because I knew more than the average person on earth. And I could tell you this oil was, in a sense, just garbage now. That is true wealth was to those who discovered it. That's us human people. And if there were those who spent their wealth in trying to keep that door well oiled and if Time shut the door and there was no one who had the strength to open it, then well, we might as well say that would be some huge door, now wouldn't it. Why such a door might be Times secret entrance. And if Time had a secret entrance and if it needed oil to keep it flowing, then Time would know that if he wanted that door used again he would have to return with lots more oil. Fresh oil and not the stuff that's been mixed with earth and stone and sand. Not the stuff that turns to Asphalt. Not the stuff that becomes hard and sticky and tarry. No, Time wanted more. He wanted the Tar oil. The glistening oil we'll call it. The oil that came from the Star we'll call Tar. Now you laugh. He's fooling for sure. A star is part of a tar? What do you get when you spell star backwards? Rats because this door is so old few knew of its existence except the pied piper. And he cleaned out the city of rats when the rats sought refuge from the doors once opening. So lets say that stories exist and if you want to know when those doors will open again and the Star Tar will flow again with the iridescent rain then ask. And maybe I'll write about it. History speaks to us and sometimes we just have to wonder if Time holds all the secrets.

For now remember that every story has a telling and this is the beginning of mine and the beginning of the secrets of oil and the door that remained Frozen in Time.