Lu�ren: The hero

Father: Also plays Moon

Grass: Also plays River

Willow: Also plays Mountain

River: Also plays Grass

Moon: Also plays Father

Mountain: Also plays Willow

Father: Picking the weeds from the grass.

Lu�ren: Enters.

Hello dad.

Father: Hello Lu�ren. Would you help me pull these weeds?

Lu�ren: Yeah, sure. Begins weeding. Stops and thinks.

Papa. Why do you think plants grow upwards?

Father: Thinks for a moment. Because the sky is father to the plants and the plants want to be with their father.

Lu�ren: Do you really think that�s true though?

Father: I don�t know. It�s an idea though.

Lu�ren: I�m going to take a walk and think, see you later.

Father: Okay, see you later. Exits stage left.

Lu�ren: Exits stage right.

Grass: Enters sprinkling green paper strips everywhere.

Lu�ren: Returns and sits down center stage on the green paper.

Grass why do you grow upwards?

Grass: To make a playground for all the living things.

Lu�ren: That is a nice answer, but do you think it�s true.

Grass: I don�t know, do you?

Lu�ren: I�m going to keep walking.

Grass: Okay, see you. Grass exits stage left.

Lu�ren: Exits stage right.

Willow: Stands center stage hunched over, arms (branches) hanging down. Could make some simple hanging branches.

Lu�ren: Enters. I�m tired, I think I�ll rest.

Why does everything else grow up, but you grow down?

Willow: Because, my dear, all of your answers will have their exceptions.

Lu�ren: Is that true?

Willow: I can�t think of one that won�t.

Lu�ren: Now I can�t sleep.

Willow: Exits stage left.

Lu�ren: Returns, walking, looks up. The moon is so beautiful. I�m going to watch it

Moon: Enters, floating across the stage, in front of Lu�ren.

Lu�ren: Why Moon, does every question have more then one answer.

Moon: I can not give you an answer in words child, because life is a dream that I watch as all the children sleep.

Lu�ren: I don�t know what that means.

Moon: You won�t while you�re awake.

Lu�ren: Thanks, I think.

River: Rushes in carrying sheet.

Lu�ren: To the river.

River, River, wait. Where do dreams come from?

River: The dream starts from the beginning.

Lu�ren: But where is the beginning?

River: It starts from up high, like I do, from the mountains.

Lu�ren: But how do we get there?

River: Don�t you know, silly, that all things grow upwards?

Lu�ren: Here we go again.

River: Runs off.

Goodbye.

Lu�ren: Sighs.

Goodbye.

The mountain. Runs offstage.

Mountain: Stands tall.

Lu�ren: Everywhere I�ve gone, I�ve asked a simple question. Every answer has been different, and only brought more questions. So now I�ll ask my original question. Why do we grow up?

Mountain: Curious child, it�s true that I�m the tallest. And since I am, I don�t reach for anything higher then I am. I simply am, so I do not need to ask such questions. I can not answer your question. You will find your answer but only by asking yourself why you reach.

Lu�ren: Thank you wise mountain. I�ll think about what you said on my way home.

Father: Enters stage left. Chops wood.

Lu�ren: Enters stage right.

Father: Hello Lu�ren. Where have you been?

Lu�ren: I�ve just been walking and thinking.

Father: Well, welcome home I was worried. I�m going to start a fire to make dinner, come inside soon.

Lu�ren: Thanks, I�m starving.

Father: Exits stage left.

Lu�ren: Sits down facing audience. Closes eyes and meditates.

I�ve got it.

Because life is always reaching for, not being with the heavens.