Here's why I will be a good person. Because I listen.
I cannot speak so I listen very well. I never interrupt, I never deflect the
course of the conversation with a comment of my own. People, if you pay
attention to them, change the direction of one another's conversations
constantly. it's like having a passenger in your car who suddenly grabs the
steering wheel and turns you down a side street. [Garth
Stein, The Art of
Racing in the Rain]
Dogs are generally wiser than we are. This is something that
might BE impossible for some to wrap their heads around. That’s okay. Agreement’s
highly overrated.
Chester's playing filled the station. Like ripples
around a stone dropped into still water, the circles of silence spread out from
the newsstand. And as people listened, a change came over their faces. Eyes
that looked worried grew soft and peaceful; tongues left off chattering; and
ears full of the city's rustling were rested by the cricket's melody. [George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square]
I think many of us are scared of silence. Of the places
where hush and pause are prevalent. I know it makes me talk too much, wearing
my anxiety like a jaunty little cap.
Listening, loving silent spaces, and letting Life BE Life, make
us ourselves.
I love you, Currie
2 comments:
I tend to fill silence, too, when I am with other people. The only people who seem to appreciate it are the very shy--LOL! Not my best quality, I fear. And my happy chattering is more pronounced since rarely see other people. ;)
Even though I have Karma to talk to (ROFL!) I do tend to fill my days with computer conversations, youtube videos. and TV...probably more than I should.
Interesting post, Currie. Have a good week!! :)
I bounce back and forth between that chatty extrovert and the quiet introvert who so loves the deep quiet and thoughts. Not that I am balanced by any means :)
Sending you LOVE & STRENGTH & HEALING OF SPIRIT. Wishing you a PEACEFUL Quiet weekend.
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