The Witness

Cate: Cate, calling Goldilocks, come in, please, over

Goldilocks: Goldilocks, here. This must be important since you're contacting me two days in a row. Wow! What's up?

Cate: (with some guilt) Nothing really important. I just wanted to talk if that's okay. I feel like I've been neglecting you and this mission lately.

Goldilocks: (tongue in cheek) That's down right, decent of you, Cate. I was feeling a bit lonely and forgotten, kinda like an old horse that's been put out to pasture.

Cate: (miffed) All right, you can lay off the pity party. You're activating my approval program.

Goldilocks: (sternly) And may I remind you I out rank you.

Cate: Look who's pulling out the pride all of a sudden.

Goldilocks: Do you want to act like a 2-year-old, or do you want to talk? I have better things to do.

Cate: (stifling a laugh) Like munching grass or swatting the flies off your backside?

Goldilocks: (outraged) All right, that does it. I'm outta here.

Cate: I'm sorry, sir. I didn't mean to be disrespectful. I just couldn't resist a little dig here and there. I guess I've been around you too long. I'm starting to feel like you.

Goldilocks: (soft laughter) You wanna know something? You really do sound like me. Comes with the territory I guess.

Cate: Well, I have studied you for a long time. And I love your quips and clever remarks. I hope you didn't feel offended.

Goldilocks: Naw, (pause) Wanna know something? It's kinda nice coming face to face with myself. Surprising, but nice. So, what didja wanna talk about?

Cate: Lester keeps emphasizing how important it is to detach ourselves from this body. That if we would stop identifying with it, we would experience our unlimitedness. But he also said it isn't easy. In fact, he said if we insist on saying, I am this body" it is impossible to experience who we really are. I wish there was some easy way to do this, to let go.

Goldilocks: I'm surprised at you, Cate. (to himself) How quickly they forget. It's called RELEASING. That's what I'm here for. That's all the whole purpose of this mission.

Cate: Yes, I know. But it is so easy to get distracted. I just can't remember to release moment to moment. I know I've been told this body, this world is only a thought. But it looks and feels so real. And I get so frustrated with all the worldly disires and misery. I just want to rise above it all. Go free.

Goldilocks: So why don't you? It's just a decision, or so I'm told.

Cate: (savagely) Oh, stop it! Stop preaching at me!

Goldilocks: (softly with great gentleness) Cate, your happiness is not out there no matter how many tempting carrots they dangle in front of your nose. It isn't real.

Cate: I keep telling myself that. But I want to wake up. Now!

Goldilocks: I think that's why I keep hearing "patience is a virtue." Look you're obviously into beating yourself up. Why don't you find a nice quiet place and release. Things will look much better in the morning. Good idea?

Cate: Okay, it's just that when I sit in this blasted call center and I'm controlled down to my pee and my thoughts. It stinks.

Goldilocks: Go fly a kite, Cate and smile, then call me in the morning. Goldilocks out.