Beyond the Horizon, 2010
Written by Felisa Tan,
16 July 2021
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Have you ever
wondered
what is
Beyond the
Horizon?
A perceived straight line,
manifested by the
limits of
sight...
​
Land and Sea,
Sea and Sky―
Can we ever be free
from all these classes
that separate?
​
Dualities and
boundaries
make for a
narrow
vision, but
partiality
is not the
way of
Peace,
Freedom, and
Happiness.
​
If we can't believe
our eyes,
then what can we
rely on?
Something is there,
yet it is not
what you see.
​
Delusion comes
at a cost―
How many times
have we been misguided
by it?
Mistaken perceptions
caused by hanging on
to the adage:
"Seeing is Believing"?
​
Being present with the
limits of the senses,
along with all the
consequential
relativities that
language
impose;
Have you ever
questioned
what is real?
​
Nobody knows
what lurks
behind the
Horizon―
the fate of
tomorrow.
​
First light of day here
is last on the
other side of
the globe
​
Perhaps from high above,
one can
no longer tell
where Dawn begins
and Dusk
ends.
What lies beneath the
Land and Sea?
As eyes perceive
permanence and
solidity,
particles and
waves say
otherwise.
How far does the
Earth stretch?
How wide is the
Ocean?
Oh, questions that
can't be
answered by
mere numbers,
by one who knows.
​
Birds flying
Beyond the
Horizon,
how high can they
soar?
What do they see; and
What secrets have they
unravelled,
to share with fellow
humankind
on the ground?
​
Nature with all its
untold stories,
a treasure trove on the
mysteries of
existence,
in every
phenomenon―
So close, yet
so far,
Evident, yet
elusive,
Humble
in all its
Mighty
Grandeur.
Wings take birds
up, up, and
away;
above and
Beyond―
they seem
free,
but are they?
Look at us:
Alas!
Lost vagabonds,
in thirst for
nourishment,
in hunger for
the Truth―
desperate
for a way
Beyond.
In silence,
momentary awareness
arises,
wisdom reflects
itself
upon
stillness.
​
Wings,
Oh, Wings!
​
From the fertile
groundlessness
of the heart,
Wings will grow.
​​​
As Love flourishes,
Door opens,
Petals bloom,
Walls collapse―
Infinity will
pronounce,
proclaim,
and
e c h o
​
​
Itself.

