is yearning for the Truth comes the need for extreme devotion to your God and no hesitance to obey His will. Any goal requires devotion and in certain instances love, especially spirtitual ones. During this period of history, the world was not that great of a place. Therefore, there was a focus on a happier, eternal life after this one and most people would do just about anything to achieve it. Also, there was a change in the way that humans saw their Creator. God was seen as more than just a looming figurehead out to punish them. He was seen as merciful and illuminating. However, the answer to spending eternity with God was extreme devotion during this lifetime on Earth. In his poem, "The One True Light", Rumi orders followers to, "Fix thy gaze upon the Light, and thou art delivered from the dualism inherent in the finite body" (Fiero, 54). The Light is symbollic of the love of God, or God himself. When one fixes their gaze upon it, they are showing their total reverence for Him. The result is deliverance from the plight of this world and the end of suffering in a "finite body". This shows the reason why devotion to God and reverence was so pinnacle in a quest for Truth. The end result was the Truth itself; ultimate union with God for the rest of eternity. Margery Kempe, however, revealed a different facet to loving God. Kempe revered Jesus Christ as her lover, abstaining from human sexual acts due to her love and adoration of God. In her autobiography, she further exemplifies her disturbing vision of the savior as her lover. She is written to say, "Ah, Blessed Lord, I wish I knew in what I might best love and please you; and that my love were as sweet to you as I think your love is to me" (Kempe, 141). This seems very typical of a courtly romance of the time, not a prayer to God. Though bizarre, Margery Kempe still reveals that devotion is the secret to finding Truth as she lived a very holy life.Truth is the answer ...
