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Title: Taking that strong half-step back is the path to knowledge
Review: What you own is not who you are. Most people believe that appearance trumps substance, and behave accordingly, often to their detriment. Those who seem to be more powerful than you often have the same problems that you do, but on a different scale. It is tempting to say that "Downriver" is the Tao te Ching meets "Lord of the Rings", or at least "The Hobbit". It is a worthy entrant in 'The Hero's Journey' genre described by Joseph Campbell in 'The Power of Myth'. 'Downriver' entertains you while slipping some important lessons through, such as the importance of not being that attached to temporal things and the paradox of "not doing", which is often the only way to accomplish a goal.
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