enlight

Of Enlightenment.
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"The finding of freedom":

What a significant step forward it is to take,
When, released at last from the shackles of the past
You can begin to walk toward understanding and happiness
No longer acting as your own prison warden
Within those solitary confines of your pointless 'Walls'.

"Seeing what's passed is past":

What a joyful and overwhelming revelation
When, realizing close ones are proud of you for yourself,
You can face forward, head high, and live
No longer looking back and clouding your direction
And can give and accept a greater love than you knew.

"Light shed on reality":

What a load is lifted from your shoulders
When after so meny years in relative darkness
You can find yourself, and view the rainbow of real life.
No longer ignoring, but rather valuing and respecting others
For who they are, and can find such joy in giving and friendship.

"Casting off the mask":

What a comfort it is, previously self-denied
When, while you find the elation that companionship gives
You can understand that elation for what it is,
No longer pretending to the world its unimportance or absence
And can grow toward friendship and love, and admit to being that human.

"The truth seen, the future to learn":

What a challenge this new experience also poses,
When you realize that a new facet of Life must be understood.
You can reap the benefit of all this new knowledge
No longer restricting your field of view or distorting it,
And yet knowing that you now have such an enormous amount to learn...

FCTG : 12/1/88
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