"Simplify, Simplify, Simplify." - H.D. Thoreau.
15/12/07 17:00
Did you know that psychologists tell us that 90% of the words we speak are completely unnecessary? Imagine all that arbitrary chatting we do every day abandoned in favor of using that energy to devote to our practice, to charity, to solving the real problems of the world: hunger, global warming, animal cruelty, etc. Maybe we just don’t have to say so much. Maybe instead of chatting with our friends in the evening about the mundane activities of the day, we could spend that time truly listening to their desires and dreams? The most important thing that one can do in any relationship is listen. It’s in the moments when we stop complicating things through our speech, and simplify through our listening that we begin to cultivate a sense of humility, gratitude, and the ability to turn our love into action. Actually, that’s a good place to stop. Now, get to work on the things in life that really matter.
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