Uncharted paths-
do those words
go together?
It’s as if our eyes
are on the
back
of our heads
so we can see
where
we’ve come from.
Can we see
where we’re going?
If we walked
backward,
would we then see
the path ahead?
A puzzle.
Isn’t life
all a puzzle?
Life-
looked at
in reverse-
seems to show us
what we needed
to find
the place
where we are now.
Those steps
seemed like
zigs and zags
at the time can,
in retrospect,
reveal that we took
the most direct path
after all.
Living Lines, Meaning of Life
Living Lines Moment by Moment 