The mind is a terrible maze to get lost in. The challenge of life...
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For most people, "getting stuck" in a problem is a bad thing, and that is normal. The mind is full of crossroads and there are many moments where we just don't know which path to take. Some of these paths were always present, some were enforced by getting influenced by others. In another situation, the mind offers nothing but a dead end. These are the times when it is difficult to move on.
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I'm gonna take a turn here and move to something else. "Getting lost" in the Labyrinth for most people is confusing and frustrating. Repeatedly running around in circles seeing the same scenes, then that spark of hope when you realize you found a new path, only to see it lead to a dead end. Nobody wants to get lost in there like that, its just normal.
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However, there are some people, very few people, who like to get lost, want to get stuck, for numerous reasons. Curiosity? Self-enlightenment? Intuition? It varies from person to person. These people want to explore their minds deeper than what is deemed as "normal". To see what the hidden side holds for them. And the results are baffling.
Now, we all know that our mind controls us, not the other way around (whatever "us" is :P). Most of the time, our minds protect us from knowing/doing that which we should not. Quick question: When we search our minds for something (eg: what you had for lunch 236 days ago), are "we" actually searching for it? The mind already knows it, somewhere, but why can't we access it? (and yes, the mind indeed has it somewhere but it is inaccessible at times, that's why the word "reminding" exists).
Think of the mind as a huge library here. What controls what "we" find in the library/mind? The mind itself? Does this mean the Labyrinth decides what path we take, even though we don't know ourselves? O.O (stay with me! :P).
People often forget that we cannot reach the depths of our mind ourselves. We can try to make it happen, but we cannot be aware of what the consequences will really be. And in order to make it happen... you have to get lost in that maze. Why get lost, why not follow intuition or forge your path, one might say? Well, simply because when you are in control of what you're doing, you only see/get/attain what you were looking for. You restrict your vision (aka only look for the library shelf that interests you, rather than looking for what the library has to offer you as a whole).
Now, the connection to what I initially said at the start. Wanting to get lost in the Labyrinth is not "normal". It's what people call "madness" in extreme cases. Similarly, getting lost in your mind, trying to access/explore your mind for nothing in particular, testing it to reveal what's hidden... can that be called madness too? Of course, the person himself won't be mad... the term "madness" is just a word we use to describe behavior that makes no sense. But, no sense to who? Us? What about the "mad guy" himself... surely it makes sense to him?
Now I saw the length of this post and decided to stop here with one last thing: Is it worth knowing what you shouldn't?