Fridaku: Circulating Self: Converstations of Silence

Image courtesy of druworldwide.com; advanced meditation


Alone Crowded

Sweet, warm redemption,
Sunshine, fresh air, and nature,
Communion silence.

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Today I am thinking of the noise in the silence. There is something attractive to me about silence and how unsilent it typically remains or becomes. In silence, one hears the white noise of the soul; if not the universe. No, I'm no new-ager or Oprah-lite; but I like asking questions and listening for the answers or at least the dialogue. The relief of just being out in the great outdoors is very hard to compete with.

When I was growing up, the only video game was outside running around with the neighbors in the community and actually talking to people in person with texting, email or virtual touch. Up front, live and in person seems like an old once-upon-a-time these days. Besides, if you touched someone nowdays, they might be carrying killer germs or get sued for sexual harassment. Have we forgotten the beauty of being human and unwired? When was the last time you just sat outside in silence and listened to the nature, felt the air move and listened to your body function? Everyday is filled with some deadline, bill to be paid or event to be attended. We are constantly running to some end goal that never actually arrives. Through our technology, we seek freedoms long since dead after the industrial and digital ages.

No I am not saying burn all the tech and more out into the woods and use leaves for toilet paper; by no means. But I would suggest that without that occasional retreat to nature, we lose a bit more of our immortal identities traded for more mortality. The world of the constantly birth, living and dying that surround us everyday become mundane and unappreciated or even noticed. Its like recharging a battery internally to the human spirit. Its not something you can get from some seminar or pill in a bottle or rock on a mirror. The solution is so simple that noone will hear it and few will sell it.


Image from Suzanne's Blog: Crafting etc.

Its going to be a gorgeous weekend in the Music City. Spend it with someone you love or at least someone breathing and enjoy a chuckle and an outdoor activity. And somewhere in there, realize the importance of self and just be quiet and listen, feel and commune with the silent beauty only real nature can ensure.