On the way to the Mystery

 

 

Paolo Cugini

 

 

Philip answered him, Come and see (Jn 1:46).

There is a truth that escapes the distracted eyes of the crowd, a secret that cannot be learned from the pages of books or in the corridors of conventional wisdom. Knowledge of the Mystery does not arise from study, from the pages of books, from the learned, but flourishes in the living, pulsating experience of those who have set out in search of a profound meaning in life. And it is precisely on the sandy paths of this journey that strange encounters occur, with mysterious people, with those who before us have set out in search of the Mystery and have been visited by Him. Because an important truth to share is this: only those who have encountered the Mystery, those who have seen it and carry it within themselves like a torch in the night, can become guides for those who set out on the journey, thirsting for meaning and full truth.

Like pilgrims on the trail of the invisible, young people and adults set out, leaving behind the deceptive certainties of everyday life. They are not mere seekers: they are people who have decided that life is worth living, starting with the discovery of the interiority of our existence, which demands silence, dedication, meditation, and internalization. And, on this new and extraordinary journey, the Mystery itself encounters us, gives itself, reveals itself. Not as a concept, but as an extraordinary, tangible reality that transfigures those who welcome it. If the traveler cannot find the meaning of the path, it is the path that finds meaning in the traveler, whispers the Mystery, inviting those who seek to let themselves be found.

The dynamic of the encounter with Mystery moves against the hustle and bustle of the world, where everything blurs between appearance, superficiality, and adaptation to the multitude. On the contrary, the experience of Mystery demands silence, depth, authenticity: an inner journey that leads to a seeing beyond seeing, to a feeling beyond feeling, where only those who are on the journey truly understand. It is an experience that burns like fire beneath the ashes, and for this very reason it cannot be silenced, but must be shared with those who share the same thirst, those who have embarked on the same journey of inner exploration, to hear the voice of Mystery that whispers within us and invites us to follow it. Silence, then, if we wish to hear this voice!

Thus, every encounter with the Mystery is always personal, unique. The Mystery offers itself, but only to those ready to welcome it, to those who allow themselves to be enveloped by its profound silence, to the pilgrim who has long been on the path of silent search for meaning. Those who have lived this experience know that it cannot be explained, but only communicated to those on the journey. And on this journey, the traveler does not seek the destination, but allows the destination to seek him.