Epiphany

Epiphany. A unique moment. Climactic moments, flashes of special significance. Moments difficult to describe. Sudden and unexpected, opening up a wide world in a trillionth of a second. No one knows when or why, if ever.
Does everyone experience epiphanic moments? I don't know. I certainly do. Regularly so. And yet, every time, I have found them equally unexpected, equally revealing. Not earth shattering. Never so far. Not a mind blowing nirvana experience. Nor a peek into the world of spirits. Just an opening of the mind. A moment that makes a simmering undercurrent visible and self-evident, draws a connection or association, establishes a link and points to a solution. A moment that is a sort of a clincher. A tremendous energizer that not only shows me the truth and the way forward, but also gives me the strength and confidence to believe in myself and follow it.
Again, I must confess these epiphanic moments have never been earth shattering. They have happened during mundane conversations, desultory discussions with the most unlikely people, when a sentence, a phrase, even a word, or a subtle pause suddenly threw open a world of meaning. When the whole situation or the personality and character of the person suddenly assumed new significance. Moments of intuitive understanding that are compelling and believable. Moments that show linkages with other experiences or moments or people from another age and place, linkages that are seemingly impossible.
And when such moments 'flash upon the inward eye' they not only bring bliss, but also energize the self and illuminate the way.
And yet, in spite of many such experiences, every time they occur, they have caught me by surprise and left me marvelling. And looking forward to the next surprise round the next corner. Only I know, when it happens next time, I will still be surprised, and again overwhelmed.
And I live in the hope that some day sometime, there will be an epiphany that will throw new light, light of greater significance than any so far, an experience to surpass all experiences, which words cannot describe....