26/07/2024
Within each of us there is a silence
—a silence as vast as a universe.
We are afraid of it…and yet we long for it.
When we experience that silence, we remember
who we are: creatures of the stars, created
from the cooling of this planet, created
from the elements, created
from time and space…created
from silence.
In our present culture,
silence is something like an endangered species…
an endangered fundamental.
The experience of silence is now so rare
that we must cultivate it and treasure it.
This is especially true for shared silence.
Sharing silence is, in fact, a loving act.
When we can stand aside from the usual and
perceive the fundamental, change begins to happen.
Our lives align with deeper values
and the lives of others are touched and influenced.
Silence brings us back to basics, to our senses,
to our selves. It locates us. Without that return
we can go so far away from our true natures
that we end up, quite literally, beside ourselves.
We live blindly and act thoughtlessly.
We can begin to endanger the delicate balance which sustains our lives, our communities, and our planet.
Each of us can make a difference.
Let us return to the sacredness of life.
Together or alone can say,
“Remember to breathe, remember to feel,
remember to care, let us do this for our future generation and ourselves. Let us practice for life’s sake.
