Topic: SOLITUDE

[nichi]

 
Kitty!!

[nichi]

the crowdless man
 
see him wandering alone,
the crowdless man
he has no group
he has no tribe
he carries his identity in his pocket
his pocket has a hole in it
his story has a hole in it
his tragedy is not a tune you can hum.
His suffering and sacrifice
they have no handles
his persecution has no logo
no shrine, no yardstick.
his joy has no credentials
his observations have no fixed address
there are no awards whatsoever.
His gaze and yearning are way outside the loop
His pilgrimage has lots of holes in it.
See him wandering alone
beaming to himself.
 
Leunig

[Jennifer-]

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud

 

I WANDERED lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed--and gazed--but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

 

- William Wordsworth 

[Jennifer-]

Silence promotes your Truth

Many of us are afraid of silence. We will do almost anything to avoid silence. When you are silent people often ask you, "Is there anything wrong?” For some people silence has become wrong. It is a form of communication many avoid. Living your life without periods of silence is akin to playing music without silence between the notes. Practicing moments of silence allows the peace of inner silence, an experience of renewal.

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As soon as a true thought has entered our mind, it gives a light which makes us see a crowd of other objects which we have never perceived before. (Francois Rene de Chateaubriand)

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Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. (Hans Margolius)