penny for thoughts

where does it come from, this quest?
it's a need to solve life's mysteries or the questions can never be answered.
why are we here?
what is the soul?
why do we dream?
not learning.
not yearning.
but that's not human nature.
nor the human heart.
that, is not why we are here.

yet still we struggle to make a difference.
to change the world.
to dream of hope.
never knowing of certain who we'll be along the way.
who among the world of strangers will hold our hand.
touch our hearts.
and share the pain of triumph.

we dream of hope.
we dream of change.
fire, love and of death.
then it happens.
the dream becomes real.
and the answers to this quest, it's need to solve life's mysteries finally shows itself.
like a glowing light of a new dawn.

so much struggle for meaning.
for purpose.
and then the end, we find the meaning in each other.
our shared experience of the fantastic, and the mundane.
the simple human need to find the answers, to connect.
and our hearts,
we are not alone.