What is my true nature? And what happens when I am placed in a reality that does not align with my true nature? 

What happens to the mighty eagle who grows up in a chicken coop?

Reflections from The Road to Kedarnath:

"Trees that we are, we keep our roots shallow, because we think we can outrun storms

But the storms come fast and the storms come hard. And because of our shallow roots, easily we fall.

What instead if we start by seeking to understand our true nature?

What if we can look at ourselves unvarnished by made-up stories and untarnished by ego?

What if we can stop becoming distracted by all the shiny baubles that others carry?

What if we can end the relentless chasing and untangle ourselves from illusions?

What if we learn not to place our self-worth upon the shortcomings of others?

What if we open ourselves to the truth and allow the universe to take us on a ride and learn to sit back and enjoy the blossoming of life minute by minute, without agenda, without fear?

What if we can remember to gaze at life with wonderment in the knowing that we will not pass this way again?"