Trying To Find Ourselves...

We are all here together,
cause there's no refuge
to hide from ourselves.
Unless we confront ourselves
in others' eyes and hearts,
we will always "escape".

Unless we share our own secrets,
we won't find any way out
from under them.

Afraid of being spotted,
we won't become aware
of ourselves and others.

Where, if not in our
common life experiences,
will we find such a precious mirror?

Here, all together,
we can eventually show
clearly to ourselves:
not as the giant of our dreams
or the dwarf of our fears,
but just as a "human beings",
a part of the whole,
with a "gift" to offer.

On this ground only
we can take root
and grow further,
not alone any more,
as when we die,
but "ALIVE"
to ourselves and others.

Author Unknown