monkey see, monkey do

They're told:
A little curiosity will land them in hell,
so they play it safe
and don't go very far.
They don't break the walls
or climb the mountains.
 
In this blink of time
on this insignificant speck,
which stance is wiser?
Be wary of the wrath of gods
and accept the narrative,
or deny the bullshit
and take the journey inwards,
and outwards?
In the end,
none of us will make it alive,
and none of us
will be any the wiser.
 
When the volcano erupts,
the frog in the well
and the thousands croaking in the nearby pond
will be boiled alive.
After the sounds are muted,
the gods last a little longer.