There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life.
There is a gem in the mountain of your body, seek that mine.
O traveler, if you are in search of That
Don't look outside, look inside yourself and seek That.

Rumi

XXXIX

Arlene wrote to Tuco
about life-forces and seeking.
She laid out her journey years ago
and he thought he understood.

But she, a traveler, passed by
and he wonders sometimes
if she understood what she found
deep within.

She was in search of That.
The journey, though, is,
he's found,
part of That.

For him,
how one travels
with others
is part of That.

Smiles and
frowns
are equally part
of a journey
inside yourself.

And
inside the other.

Candles shining
on the gem.
One never knows
how well one helps.

Or how others
help you.