The Beginning

It’s not certain how old Adam was when he had that operation which removed a rib from his chest but it is pretty certain that he had a great shock when he opened his eyes and met Eve. He felt a funny feeling in his stomach, his throat knotted and he lost consciousness. To this day he is still trying to gain his consciousness back. Sometimes everything feels so real, sometimes all feels like a dream.

He knew from the first moment he saw her that his life would change for good. He would feel incomplete without her and would want to unite with her somehow. He would try time and time again and many times would give up about it but the feeling of incompleteness would not let him be by himself. He knew he was doomed to seek his female counterpart. He was doomed.

So he had to say goodbye to Heaven but also didn’t immediately make it to Hell. They were caught in a limbo in Araf, the land between Heaven and Hell. One day, they would feel closer to Heaven and the next day they were already at the gates of Hell. They could make do with all the mediocrity of Araf if they wouldn’t be pulled to either side. They wanted to chill out, give thanks and be satisfied with what they had (they had apple gardens all around the place). But could they do it?

Would it be too arrogant to expect to be settled in the middle world in their present state? What was it that they had to give up and let go in order to have some rest under one of those trees? Was there anything like enlightenment without turning into a heavenly angel or burning in hell?

This is the diary of their quest to find out...