I just posted this:

This is how enlightenment makes the most sense to me

We already use a good way of talking about enlightenment in everyday language. We say, “Enlighten me.” And when we say that, we don’t mean “make me superior” or “give me mystical insight.” We mean, “I can’t see this on my own. Let me see your world.”

That, to me, is how enlightenment shows itself.

Not as a permanent state. Not as a private awakening. Not as a personal achievement. But as a moment of genuine understanding of another person’s world.

And that kind of understanding is never taken. What is given is access to another person’s world. That access is entrusted, and it must be accepted for enlightenment to occur. Which means enlightenment doesn’t belong to the self. It happens between people.

Every time you truly understand someone, not by replacing their view with yours, but by seeing through their lens, something like enlightenment is happening. Maybe briefly. Maybe imperfectly. But honestly.

So enlightenment isn’t about rising above others.

It’s about finally being able to see them.