“Deep into Pain”

When I was a kid the world was a wonder and I was right in the middle of it 

 We climbed trees, roamed the village and played together  

 I lived carefree and without fear 

When I was young, fear entered my life unnoticed 

She felt like a wall separating me from the world 

 From then on I went deep into the fear by amplifying it 

 I wanted to understand her and yet I was at her faint  

With fear came pain 

 The pain grew until it became unbearable 

 I learned to endure him until he could no longer be endured 

With that I broke my own chains and suddenly the world of my childhood lay before me as if it had never been any different

 I had become pure consciousness  

 The now forgotten fear had given way to an unconditional courage to face life 

I felt strength again and was determined to use it 

 I was determined enough to keep going  

 Dream and reality were merged into a unit in which each dreamer knows that he is awake and real and can influence his dream  

 My life feels like the oneness of all living beings that I experienced in my childhood and was so amazed by 

Any separation between me and the world is now abolished 

 The pain is defeated 

 I thought to myself: This is the real war that every human being fights in truth until he finds peace  

Henceforth he makes peace also in the world 

~ Lyrics by C. van Ohr

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