The fact is that chattering and talking are signs of a weak mind; the need to talk and to entertain or else one will feel bored. It is not fun unless one creates a joke, dramatises and gets everyone to laugh. Perhaps it is a long term conditioning of the mind that one has to be accepted and be lovable. And the only way to achieve that is through ceaseless talking and words.
The uneasiness of being alone with another person is annoying. Because then the mind starts to wonder what the other is thinking about us. Maybe one is wearing a wrong shirt or one is over weight. Because when no words are spoken, silence invites all sorts of imaginations. The reason being the mind cannot be quiet. It has to be constantly working, analysing, judging and criticising. Should the mind remain still, it is deemed that the person is stupid.
A quiet person is not stupid. A talkative person is not a genius. The saying, "an empty vessel makes the most noise" in truth means that a person who knows next to nothing, is one who wouldn't keep their mouth shut. Because it is a method used to disguise their stupidity and to distract themselves from the present moment.
One who is wise feels full and calm and is in no need to express their thoughts to convince or to entertain anyone. Wisdom here has no connection with intellect and a university degree. Wisdom is to have an awareness of the power of now.
The mind is built for survival and it is constantly setting new goals, targets and plans. What is at the present is not victorious enough. It is not a success. The future, somewhere out there on the time line, that's where real victory has planted its flag. To get there we always neglect what is before our eyes. And after much ups and downs, we are at the "future" we want and the flag disappears to another further spot on the time line.
Ask yourself this question, "If not now, when?"
The uneasiness of being alone with another person is annoying. Because then the mind starts to wonder what the other is thinking about us. Maybe one is wearing a wrong shirt or one is over weight. Because when no words are spoken, silence invites all sorts of imaginations. The reason being the mind cannot be quiet. It has to be constantly working, analysing, judging and criticising. Should the mind remain still, it is deemed that the person is stupid.
A quiet person is not stupid. A talkative person is not a genius. The saying, "an empty vessel makes the most noise" in truth means that a person who knows next to nothing, is one who wouldn't keep their mouth shut. Because it is a method used to disguise their stupidity and to distract themselves from the present moment.
One who is wise feels full and calm and is in no need to express their thoughts to convince or to entertain anyone. Wisdom here has no connection with intellect and a university degree. Wisdom is to have an awareness of the power of now.
The mind is built for survival and it is constantly setting new goals, targets and plans. What is at the present is not victorious enough. It is not a success. The future, somewhere out there on the time line, that's where real victory has planted its flag. To get there we always neglect what is before our eyes. And after much ups and downs, we are at the "future" we want and the flag disappears to another further spot on the time line.
Ask yourself this question, "If not now, when?"
1 comment:
hi there wendy this post is brilliant...quiet or talktive, there are the intelligents out there of both kinds...after all what matters is what's inside, and who knows the best about whats inside us other than ourselves? cheers =)
ps. I'd seen some talktive smarties...
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