Writing on the ridge

An excerpt from the writing of Martin Buber. This one falls under the title "The Third Alternative" and is from the book 'The Way of Response.'
"On the far side of the subjective, on this side of the objective, on the narrow ridge, where I and Thou meet, there is the realm of 'between'."

This is from my writing journal:
The ridge is the real test. Which way can you fall, left or right. Can you walk straight ahead, balancing as on a high beam or high wire. Do you retreat, back walk or twirl and run. The quality and speed of a retreat is memorable. One can imagine an army retreating so quickly as to cause utter confusion to the other side. Consequently there could be a victory in retreat through its distortion of the enemy's perception, like throwing rocks into a gear mechanism. But there is another choice. You can rest on the ridge. Stop. Look at the view and adjust to the scenery. Let your mind catch up to the new location.