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Learn Something in the Labyrinth

Istijlál (Majesty), 17 ‘Ilm (Knowledge) 175 B.E. - Thursday, November 1, 2018

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Unfortunately, I have bad news for you - during your wild Halloween escapades, you’ve found yourself lost in a labyrinth. The "Writing.Com 101"  labyrinth to be exact! I think there’s a Minotaur in here, so you’d better hurry and find a way to escape! Luckily, before entering the labyrinth, I gave each of you a cookie (your choice of flavor), a paperclip, and a toy truck for your amusement. There are two ways to free yourself from the labyrinth: 1.) Learn something new and teach us what you learned, or 2.) Dig your way free with the tools provided. Good luck

Learn Something in the Labyrinth

Learn something new in the labyrinth. I've spent most of my life learning to negotiate the labyrinth of physical existence. In that time, I've learned a number of new, surprising, and scary things about humanity and myself. I have, also, learned to place my trust in God, which is sometimes still being tested because I'm a worrier. The pterodactyl of worry swoops down at random interval the month to carry off my imagination into the jungle of vain imaginings. When this happens, I stop and say a prayer, revealed by Baha'u'llah, for trust in God.

"God is sufficient unto me;
He verily is the All-sufficing!
In Him let the trusting trust."1

The way I understand this prompt is that I'm supposed to find something in the labyrinth of "Writing.Com 101" , and describe it, in order, to teach someone else to do it. I don't think anyone, including myself, can teach another person anything. If an individual isn't willing to learn, you can't teach them anything. It doesn't matter how clearly you explain the process. If a person isn't willing to follow the instructions and attempt the exercise themselves, they won't learn anything. I believe this because of experiences in my own life.

There are a three subjects in "Writing.Com 101"  I need to investigate: (1) "Authorized Secondary Accounts (ASA)" , (2) "Enhance Your Item With WritingML" , and (3) "Web Page" . I chose "Web Page"  to investigate because I need to create a web page. The way I understand the instructions, at this point, is to go to "Create New Item", click on "Web Page", and open "Create A New Web Page". That is clear, and appears easy. Unfortunately, I tend to make anything I do harder than it is. The next thing I have to do is create the web page, which will do this month.

Footnotes
1  This prayer was revealed to Baha'u'llah, while he was a in the Síyáh-Chál (means "black pit") before His exile to Baghdad.