"The Endless Journey of Enlightenment" Lavish Garb: Gujarat, India

"Mirrors and Windows"

I searched for myself in a quiet room,
A flickering candle, a wisp of gloom.
The silence echoed my untamed mind—
A riddle I’d never dared unwind.

In mirrors framed by doubt and grace,
I saw a stranger in my face.
Not lost, but layered—light and shade,
A tapestry both sharp and frayed.

But then I wandered through the world,
Where other hearts and thoughts unfurled.
In every soul, a window shone,
Each life a verse, each voice its own.

A child who laughed with broken shoes,
A woman humming ancient blues,
A man who wept behind a smile—
Each held my gaze, and stayed awhile.

Their wounds were different, yet the same,
Their stories lit my inner flame.
In knowing them, I came to see
The boundless rooms inside of me.

So now I walk both deep and wide,
With self and others side by side.
For understanding's truest art
Is seeing others in your heart.