Fight For Silence
The world is a filled with a discord of resounding gongs that fight for our attention.
This is a tale as old as time, of course. In the Garden of Eden, the work of caring for nature required tasks to be done in right order; name the animals, cultivate the earth, be fruitful and multiply.
But all of that was interrupted by the distraction of the serpent. What was once right order was toppled, and the result was the damnation of humanity as a whole due to original sin.
As time pressed on, the right order was restored by God through Abraham and Moses and the prophets. And with each law created, another man or woman was born who would break it. Distraction abounded, but not without order to deviate from.
Time pressed on yet again, as did the ways by which we deviated from a life ordered toward God. Survival gave way to cultures which gave way to politics which gave way to educational progress which gave way to technological advancement which gave way to several broken strands in humanity’s psyche. We were no longer one, but divided.
Even the distractions have their distractions– we’re in a constant loop of seeking shiny things, personal pleasures, a cure to boredom, and a reluctance to sit still.
Because when we sit still, we are forced to become silent.
And silence is a dangerous thing.
In silence, you need to be retrospective.
In silence, you ponder the depths of your being, your place in the world, and ultimately, you’re confronted with the idea that maybe, just maybe, you’re not the center of the universe.
And then, you find out Who is.
