Epiphany may not be the right word, I'm sure it is, but I've known to be wrong before.
Let me explain.
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Have you ever had one of those moments, can be triggered by anything or nothing, when the world seems clearer or you are overcome with a sense of
peace.
Things may look completely different, or like you've never really seen them for their true selves. You may find in your mind some kind of higher
meaning or finally pick out that niggling thing that is wrong with the world.
All this happens in about a second. Then you are back to normal. You can't remember the incredible, life changing though you just had, nor can you
fully describe the feeling that overcame you.
I call it a temporary epiphany because it feels like you have somehow discovered something extraordinary, without even trying, like a step to
enlightenment, and then it is taken away again.
I've been told that this experience is fairly common, but I know little about it.
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I've had several moments like this. It feels like a strange case of deja-vu, except instead of something repeating, it is like it is the first moment
in your life that something is actually happening. Then it's gone. Frustratingly gone.
One day I can remember simply reading a novel and I was overcome with a feeling like I had just thought of some intrinsically important fact that
could lead to removing that 'wrongness' that is felt about reality. I can remember sitting bolt upright and this goofy smile spreading across my
face. And then it was gone. I can't remember what I thought of, or how, or why.
What are these little moments? Are they a glimpse at something more? Or just something that clicks in the brain?
How do they happen? What, if anything, can trigger them?
And most importantly, why? Why do we have these 'visions' of sorts.
I'm sure many of you have felt the same experience before (at least I hope it isn't just me being strange
). Tell your stories and try to find the
words for what you experienced.
[edit on 2-2-2009 by fooffstarr]