We shun from opening our eyes to what needs to be seen, as we sit blissfully content in our ignorance. It’s surprising how comfortable meandering in the dark is, when it’s all you know. But with a peak of light, with a shed of knowing, the darkness isn’t as suiting as it use to be. The wider we open our eyes the more it stings. Not aware that absolute beauty could be so piercing. Not comprehending how this understanding changes us. But everyone is the same. No matter how many walls are placed up, no matter how guarded we are, no matter how tight we keep our eyes shut…we all feel. Love, Grief, Emptiness, Happiness. Loss…. eventually it all comes down, and the twinge of enlightenment feels nothing like we imagined. Bottle it up and it's still there. Throw it in the ocean and the riptide will only take you with it. Pain is weakness leaving the mind, while the mind’s pains are its only weaknesses. Embrace it, and then let it go.