A Soul's Outpouring
In the world I knew, the inner self was more important than the outer self. Living in harmony was the goal, and the satisfaction of loving and being loved was paramount. Persistence was the guiding principle of our daily lives. We weren't perfect, but we belonged to each other. Possessions, though important for survival, didn't matter; what mattered was presence and charity.
What we built through work and its income was always important for feeling useful and secure enough to survive, but what we built internally had immeasurable value and represented the light that illuminated the strength of life and the purpose of love. Over time, we became an essential part of each other, with mistakes and successes, joys and sorrows, losses and gains. Nothing is perfect, but everything is beautiful when love and complicity touch the soul and attune the heart. I had the privilege of living this path, even if it didn't last as long as I imagined.
In the world I'm getting to know, the reflection in the mirror is more important than the face one sees when waking up at dawn. Appearing to be something special without building anything is valued, while personal growth and soul enrichment are rarely recognized or perceived. Where is the more attentive gaze? Where is the sensitivity to look beyond the mirror? Where is the compassion and inner vision that illuminates the gaze and nourishes the soul?
What everyone seeks is happiness, but where is it? In a world of illusions and unrestrained spending, or in a world where one finds an outstretched hand, a radiant smile, and an inexplicable affection? Our completeness lies not in having, but in wanting, wanting well, and sharing the space that merges into a gaze of tenderness and great light. It lies in the unpretentious affection for messy curls of hair that consoles and invigorates, in being together and feeling that your place is there and that we are capable of surviving anything if we are together.
Happiness is not unrestrained love, but a love lived, built, and desired, where we share everything and at the same time nothing, because only presence transports you to a place of peace. In contrast, presence today is digital.There is little space and presence, with being everywhere and nowhere at the same time being more important. Where is happiness found if fear prevails and distrust reigns? We no longer have the chance to know ourselves because we increasingly want immediate things instead of lasting things.
Without the chance to meet and unveil ourselves, how can we build a connection that transports us to the small piece of peace that everyone wants to build along the way? Today, the gaze is inattentive and immediate; time is not spent on understanding and knowledge, but on desire and momentary satisfaction, believing that one day we will hit the jackpot in life, finding what is missing in our soul.
We are social beings and we need to give ourselves the chance to share who we are in order to receive what we want. We must be what we believe deep down, because only in this way will we build the true bond of a lasting relationship, marked by peace and the happiness of having each other. The treasure of life is not material possessions, but rather immaterial goods, which cannot be bought, sold, replaced or repaired.