In each of us, there is something we fear breaking or losing.
Knowing this secret, we build defenses around it. We hide the source of light high in a tower, so that salty water cannot reach it.
But sometimes the ocean proves stronger. A tsunami. The perfect storm. The flood.
A catastrophe happens. The very foundation of our familiar life is washed away.
But what is this?
The lighthouse falls, but you remain. You stand. You see everything with clear eyes.
Instead of the world you knew—mud. Black earth. Raw material.
Your world hasn’t vanished; it’s changed shape. You’ve lost, but you’ve gained.
What? The truth of your unbreakability. Your fire burns without wood, hearth, or walls.
Others said it better, long ago:
“Beyond ideas of right and wrong, there’s a field. I’ll meet you there” (Sufism, Rumi).
“Divine light shines in your soul, and through it, you’re one with the Eternal” (Kabbalah, Zohar, 3:88a, adapted).
“All beings hold the nature of Buddha” (Buddhism, Tathagatagarbha).
“The Dao you can name isn’t the eternal Dao, but it lives in a man’s heart” (Taoism, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1, adapted).
“You are That” (Hinduism, Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7).
“The kingdom of God is within you” (Christianity, Luke 17:21).
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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