How empty spaces create great minds, part 1
I read something interesting:
“Do you know what makes music?”
The answer?
The space between the notes.
If it weren’t for those quiet spaces, all we would hear is constant noise.
Where is that space in our lives? Where are those quiet, contemplative moments when we can reflect and meditate? If our minds are constantly “chattering”, how does wisdom find a home?
Plato and many other philosophers have all subscribed to the notion that declares “an unexamined life is not worth living”. I agree one hundred percent but in this day of constant stimulation, it’s hard to quiet our minds to examine anything.
I think this is perhaps the greatest challenge we face in this century. It’s not just a problem for teenagers who are constantly “plugged in” to something. It’s a problem for most of us. I know it is for me.
It’s rare that I sit and read a book. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’m always reading but it’s rare that it’s quiet when I’m doing so. Either the TV, the radio, my I-phone, my Nook or my computer are nearby and fired up. I worry that I’m losing the ability to enjoy the quiet.
Exercise quietness for a strong mind.
For today, try to find even as little as five minutes of quietness to allow yourself time to think. Contemplative thinking (quiet time to be alone with our thoughts) is most definitely getting to be a lost art.
More about this subject in the next post.
God bless and I hope you have a good day.
