I met an old friend this afternoon. We sat on the park bench in silence for a time, listening to the gentle sounds of the breeze through the leaves, and the babbling of the water in the fountain. When I'm with him, I feel a calm warmth, a peaceful light, a subtle smile... I know all is well. He emanates love. The question formed in my heart long before it arrived at my lips, a question that had been simmering for ten thousand lifetimes.... "Why do I feel apart from you?" As I began to sense that the answer was near, I felt a tiny twinge of anxiety. I realized this time that the anxiety was part of the puzzle, part of the illusion, part of the answer to the question that still hoped, in part, to elude me... I reminded myself that the answer was in the air, a moment of decision and it would reach the ears of my soul.... The holy instant, the moment of rebirth, the glimmer of creation's perfection, the cusp of All.... And I was still.... I held my breath for an eternity; I closed my mind for the blink of an eye... I was still.... The answer burst forth from the darkness of the mystery of a universe of darkness. Empty, void, alone.... And there it was! ... For that instant of tremendous and tumultuous fear, all was dark..... and then... the light...... I leaped into the light... Divine... Nirvana.... Love..... And the answer was the question.... and the question was answered...... Thanks God :)