The Mountain, Explained

Sometimes when I write things, I don't know if it comes across the way I mean it to.  I wonder if people just think I'm nuts (rightfully so, of course).  So, I decided to write up an explanation of the meaning behind the short story I recently posted.  So, here goes.

The story is basically about sin.  Sin is something that can creep in and control us, without us even knowing it.  And it doesn't just take over in an instant; it takes time.  It takes steps, gaining footholds where it can.  It's a Slow Fade.  In the story, the man has a nice, pleasant existence on the prairie, until sand starts to build up around his house.  The sand is meant to symbolize sin.  It grows and overtakes us, and we often fight against it, even though we're usually the reason behind it.  We build our house up to try and escape it, but it catches up with us.  We exert so much energy running from our sin, instead of confronting it.  Soon the sin covers us, and there is not even a hint of our former life.  There is just the sin.

The sand represents the sin we bring on ourselves, for it was the man himself to piled it up.  The creatures in the prairie are meant to symbolize the world, and how it (and Satan) attack our weaknesses.  The house and his crops represent our lives, for sin and the world comes and buries it, and destroys it.  And, of course, the warrior represents Christ, who comes to save us from ourselves, despite the mess we've made.  He gave his life for us, and yet he is not subject to death, for he is still alive.

So, yeah.  There's that.

I'll try to have a new post soon, talking about my new project - novel #3.