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I have learned silence from the
talkative, tolerance from the
intolerant, and kindness from the
unkind. I should not be ungrateful to
those teachers.
Kahlil Gibran
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Verbosity is one of my personal
characteristics ... especially in my
past. I remember so well discussions in
which I found great joy in talking. I
also remember my prayers to the God Of
My Understanding in which I had a litany
of things prayed for.
As I became more and more entrenched in
my program, I noticed that I began to
listen more and talk less. I also began
to really hear what God was saying to
me. Praying is our talking to God and
meditating is listening to Him. So now
meditation has became a way of life for
me.
As I go through my life encountering the
talkers of the world, I now try to
listen to those who are silent but who
have much to say. The loud voices of my
past life were just loud. It is,
however, the quiet, calm voices that
have spoken to me in volumes.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I will listen carefully to those who speak.
I will listen especially carefully if it's God who is speaking.