When we are able to look at our sadness,
we realize we are not sad,
We are simply witnessing sadness passing through us.
When we are able to look at our anger,
we realize we are not angry.
These feelings bring an impact,
a surge of energy we can feel;
but we are not them—not when we choose to look.
When we are able to look at ourselves,
we realize we are present with a human life:
a life of ups and downs,
of joy and sorrow.
When we watch our own lives,
detachment naturally arises.
We are still living,
still smiling and crying,
yet there is peace—
a peace born from the realization
that everything happening
is simply a game.
By Suzanne Yang
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