A labyrinth is not a maze
or a puzzle to be solved but a path of meaning to be experienced.
Its path is
circular and convoluted, but it has no dead ends.
A labyrinth has one entrance
-- one way in and one way out.
When we walk the path, we go around short curves
and long curves; sometimes we are out on the edge, sometimes we circle around
the center.
We are never really lost, but we can never quite see where we are
going.
Along the path we
sometimes move forward with ease and confidence,
sometimes we creep ahead
cautiously, sometimes we find the need to stop and reflect,
and sometimes we
even feel the urge to retreat.
Indeed, the center is there but our path takes
us through countless twists and turns.
Sometimes we are at the
heart of our life experiences, sometimes we are at a playful turn; sometimes we
share our path with others, and other times we don't. No matter what, we are
still on the labyrinth path. It holds all our experiences, in study and in
life.
And to draw upon the
wisdom of the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus,
we need to be aware that
what looks like an end point can also be a beginning point.
Indeed, in so many
ways, the labyrinth is like life.
As much as we do not know
what the future holds, we must have faith in ourselves. Because future is not certain and we can
never predict it. But all of us know that with great hopes, efforts and endless
prayers, we can create the future that we want.
