Staring At Everything

I have stayed awake for countless hours, staring into nothing.

Wondering what awaits me when I sleep, staring into nothing.
I have waited for so long for something to change, staring into nothing.

Hoping for secrets to be revealed, staring into nothing.
I have seeked endlessly for meaning, staring into nothing.....
Then, I realized, that the nothing that I was staring at was everything…
I was staring at the walls, the trees, the rivers, the mosques, churches, synagogues, the temples, the shadows, the dust, the pebbles, the birds, the stray cats, the homeless, the rich, the poor, the spiritual men, the wise women, the flowers, the clouds, the rain, the moon....I was staring at the sun...
Then, I realized, this whole time, I was staring at myself.... I am Everything...Everything is Me...
I looked at myself, and I saw everything that I was waiting for.
I realized dreams, I initiated change, I discovered secrets, I have given meaning to myself and this life, I have learned, and taught, I have been shown the light, and have shone my own light...now, I no longer stare at nothing...Now, I gaze...at Everything....

Written 03/03/2013 by Sherief Sadek