“When the soul lies down in that grass
the world is too full to talk about.”
― Rumi
There is value in silence but if the quest for it proves a distraction, it helps to embrace and accept noise. At the very least its a sign of life teaming all around us.
Very often if you listen carefully different sounds combine to make music especially if you can divest the sounds for just a minute of emotional baggage. At the beach the sound of kids fighting and boring around (or swearing joyfully) can join in with the cawing of ravens, the lapping of waves and the joyful squeals of infants and form a beautiful orchestration of life waiting to be embraced. Perhaps the gift offered was to always listen for the symphony.
BLessings, G
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Orchid Mandala by G A Rosenberg
a combination of sounds can certainly produce a symphony – what a great way of looking at “noise”
You know G; I know that all is very well with me when there’s lots of noise about me and I can sit at my computer and type away as if I was in silence….!
How awesome to be that still centre. I agree with you tho for me still so often i have to make that shift and remember
xoxoxo 🙂
“The first question I ask myself when something doesn’t seem to be beautiful is why do I think it’s not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.”
John Cage
Beautiful.
Thank you