The Mirror of the Soul: Reflections at Sunrise and Sunset

I love sunrises and sunsets.

They calm both the body and the soul.

There’s something profoundly spiritual in the awareness that there is more to existence than the material world we see.

But even more beautiful than the rising or setting sun is the feeling we get when we speak a kind word, offer help, or do something good for someone else. That is the true light within us. The light of the soul.

Just as there are four directions in the world, I believe there are four qualities that reflect the soul: kindness, compassion, gentle words, and altruism.

Above all, kindness is the most sacred.

It’s hard to choose the greatest human virtues, but I would also add gratitude, empathy, truth, freedom, humility, honesty, and solidarity to the list.

They nourish and cleanse the soul.

When we gaze at a sunrise or sunset, we allow light, warmth, peace, and joy to enter our being.

And the soul needs kindness, the essence of all noble virtues to thrive.

The soul is eternal because it is free from matter.

It exists beyond the body, beyond the ego, which is not the same as intellect.

If egoism is temporary and bound to the material world, then altruism is its opposite. Timeless, immaterial, and eternal. Altruism is one of the most powerful forces that connects us to something higher.

The most beautiful feeling we can experience is the feeling of the inner soul. A sense of goodness, stillness, peace, presence, and eternity.

This is the feeling of the soul.

Warm regards,

Written by Antonio Nikolić