Picture in picture

“Hold it little close to you, just at the right distance, and all you need to do is look at your own reflection. Slowly the real picture will emerge and once you can see it you will never loose it. When you move your eyes away from the picture you may momentarily loose it but the moment you change the way you look at it, the real picture will emerge again. Once found you never loose it, even when you think you have.” As I was uttering these words it almost seemed like I was dispensing Self knowledge. Actually my love was squinting her eyes trying to see the pictures in the one of those autostereogram. It was very endearing to watch her efforts and persistence. And on seeing the real picture- her awe and her joy. She kept going back to the picture many times during the day and the following week. Reflecting back on my words I was amazed at the profoundness of them. ‘Once found you never really loose the real picture even when you think you have.’