Start with the observation

Bubbles on a stream sparkle brilliantly in the light, burst, and disappear, while the new bubbles that follow immediately sparkle with the exact same radiance.

Follow the reasoning

  1. If the light belonged to the bubble itself, the radiance would be extinguished when the bubble popped.
  2. The unbroken continuation of beauty across generations of dying creatures proves the Source of beauty does not die with the mirror.
  3. Recognizing this frees the soul from despair: earthly departures proclaim the eternal permanence of the One who shines upon them.

A passage to hold beside it

“Yet the beings a person loves do not remain; they depart. So the person continually suffers separation.” 1

Read plainly

The mirrors shatter, but the Sun remains. Celebrate the reflection, but give your heart to the Light.

Try observing this

Notice the passing of a season. Observe how the same enduring beauty clothes the new spring with fresh garments.

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