by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Conundrum
Language: English 
A woman seeks the highest truth.
A light shines, seducing.
Light.  Shining light.
Where is revelation?
Pure truth.  Pure light.
Come close to see.
The highest truth is without image.
But without image, how can the truth be known?
The light blinds.  The woman fails.
She turns to words for solace.
Words seduce.
The highest principle is without words
But if there are no words, how can the principle be known?

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