It is the central urge in every atom,
(Often unconscious, often evil, downfallen,)
To return to its divine source and origin, however distant,
Latent the same in subject and in object, without one exception.

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) American Poet from A Persian Lesson

“I think in this short quotation we understand something of the parable of the prodigal son. We understand everything that physics is trying to do. We understand our own lives. We are always trying to find and unify ourselves with that sense of being united with life so we no longer look at it as being an adversary but returning to the source of ourselves. We understand that whatever is sent to us, whatever we find in that source, is there for us. Then the true definition of success is the journey to this source and ultimately joining it.”

Guy Finley is a spiritual teacher and author of
The Secret of Letting Go and
5-Prayers for Self-Transformation