Bring the dawn

“A Rabbi asks his students, “How do you know the first moment of dawn has arrived?” After a great silence, one pipes up, “When you can tell the difference between a sheep and a dog.” The Rabbi shakes his head no. Another offers, “When you can tell the difference between a fig tree and an olive tree.” Again, the Rabbi shakes his head no. There are no other answers. The Rabbi circles their silence and walks between them, “You know the first moment of dawn has arrived when you look into the eyes of another human being and see yourself.”

~ Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening

When will we allow dawn to waken? When will we let the light begin its slow flooding of creation?

Open your eyes today. See the light and life in the eyes of the other. He is you, you are him. Yes, even the one you’ve decided is less than human.