STILLNESS:


When we are sick we are still.

During famine, we are still.

Bombs, guns, wars, make us still.

When hurt, we are still.

Grasped by fear, we are still.

Without hope, we are still.

In death we are still.

When a hunter hunts he/she is still...
but the hunter awaits action...
and we are all hunters of our own sorts of game.

The adventurer is still before embarking on a new quest.

Ships are still before they sail.

Planes are still before they fly.

An explorer is only still while planning.

Soldiers are only still before the fight.

A tiger is only still before it pounces.

Visionaries sit still to see, then they go and do.

Engineers plan in stillness, then they go and build.

Are we alive or are we dead...

Is the stillness for or against us...

Or does it just speak to us...

How many hints do we need before we listen to the stillness and DO???


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