When the observer, the observed, and the act of observing are fundamentally one, I am puzzled as to what purpose or reckoning the separate act of observation serves.
Ghalib touches on the timeless philosophy of non-duality, suggesting that the observer, the observed, and the act of seeing are fundamentally one single essence. Yet, with his trademark wit and wonder, he asks: if there is truly no division, why does this elaborate illusion of perception even exist? It is an intimate, awe-filled contemplation on why the universe created this grand spectacle just to look at itself.
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