Pilgrimage Within

Our imagined orders of yesterday
Become our realities of today
As, Our stories of today
become our history for tomorrow

The facades we build
To support our social structures
Become our shackles
That hold us back

The myths we weave
To explain our ignorance,
Become our gospels
That lead us astray

The heroes we create
To overcome our fears,
They become our Gods
Whom we fear now

We become prisoners
Of our thoughts,
As our hopes
Become our dogmas

There is no Saviour coming;
Our salvation will come
When, we question our
Handed down wisdom

There is no Shepherd coming;
We will know our direction
When, in the quest for knowledge
We open our minds

There is no  Charioteer coming;
Our enlightenment will come
When, in search of our true self
We start the Pilgrimage within.

- Krishna
Inspired by "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari.