Those who live in this province are the vanguard of the soul, 

and their weapons are devotion, compassion and unbending intent. 
 
They find the paths through the grim landscape of human suffering

and guide us towards them; they blaze their trails upon the engines

of absolute faith, and nothing can stand in their way. Their reward 

is a rapture so deep and astonishing that it lifts them beyond the 

world to the brink of the eternal moment.


Every one of us is guided by them.  Doors appear and disappear,
 
mists lift and new horizons are visible. Compassion is the key
 
to the portals of our souls, and these spirits wander through us like

invisible housekeepers, replacing on the mantle this fragment of 

a dream, tossing out those old and tattered fears, surreptitiously 

rearranging the library of our grievances and misfortunes.  

They lead, coax and give signs, in the hopes that some will listen.