Extenuating Circumstances

At last I am awake!

At last the birds’ chirps speak only the truth and I am listening.

At last I hear the Earth breathing, the clouds singing, and the music the wind plays through the trees.

At last, smelling the pine trees brings me a joy more satisfying than anything I could ever imagine. 

At last my soul is illuminated by the sun’s light.

At last, while looking at a stranger, I see myself.

At last I laugh; I laugh at suffering, I laugh at insignificance, I laugh at my own ignorance.

At last, stepping away from my ego, I realize that it’s mere existence is the most comical of all.

At last the ground is exactly as beautiful as the sky, and I am living in constant awe of the beauty of infinity.

At last I can feel. 

At last respect is mutual between myself and the Earth, and the responsibility to be her companion gently falls onto my shoulders.

At last every breath fills me with life.

At last everything is infinitely perfect and perfectly infinite. 

At last life is so overwhelmingly beautiful that to think about the future or past is insignificant.

At last love is the only thing I feel, for love is everything. 

At last lying back in the grass, I can view the world as if I have never seen it before. 

At last compassion is the complete and undeniable truth.

At last I understand that life is a miracle, it always has been and always will be.

At last I find the answer, while realizing I have known it forever.