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Re: Bhaskarji
Yes it was very poetic my mentor...As I enjoy your desert posts I thank you with my
for all the great lessons you have shared and the ones that I haven't read yet..
to you and yours...
posted by
Wigopa_
on June 28, 2008 at 10:41 PM
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WOW marion, I simply love these that you bring for us, the gaps between the spoken words are more important to be caught, because they speak a lot. That was poetic, wasn't it, my delta home?
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on June 27, 2008 at 6:42 PM
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I thank you all...
I am so surprised by the response from this post..I am glad to see that even with these old quotes they can still be in used in this "modern" world today..I too agree that there should be more silence to listen to others..Thank you all soo much..I promise to catch up reading all you wonderful people soon..It has been a crazy couple of days...Miss you all!
posted by
Wigopa_
on June 27, 2008 at 9:54 AM
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Beautiful poem Marion. If only we all thought before we spoke... can you imagine? Wonderful thught provoking post.
posted by
Sinome
on June 26, 2008 at 10:02 PM
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Very good observations. The silences involved 2 things....one for the speaker to evaluate the idea and the other for the listener to follow the idea. Silences accomodated this! Wonderful!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on June 26, 2008 at 3:24 PM
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wigopa--both your poem and the Native American Thought-are Brilliant!
How wonderful-polite and respective-that 'space' is left in between the speaker and the listener-for some time for contemplation! I just Love this.Thank you.Chris.
posted by
Scramble
on June 26, 2008 at 12:40 PM
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This is awesome Marion, I'm honored to be your friend :)! - Ash
posted by
ash_pradhan
on June 26, 2008 at 8:19 AM
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Wigopa
It annoys the heck out of me when I’m having a conversation with someone and I can tell (you can just see it in their eyes) that they’re not truly listening but rather thinking of what they are about to say next. And that moment of silence between thoughts or spoken word, which is so critical to a meaningful exchange, is often uncomfortable for some people. It’s as though they have to fill it not realizing they’re missing the fullness of human exchange. If only we could listen, or even silence ourselves, as well as we can speak.
posted by
Troosha
on June 26, 2008 at 8:07 AM
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Excellent poem indeed !
posted by
afzal50
on June 26, 2008 at 4:14 AM
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Wise words indeed my friend..........
I have always agreed with the idea that thought precedes speech which in turn precedes action........ thank you for sharing these words of wisdom and God bless
posted by
mariaki
on June 26, 2008 at 3:40 AM
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Amen! I have always had a special place my heart for the Lakota. sam
posted by
sam444
on June 25, 2008 at 9:29 PM
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this is beautiful ... but I have to tell you ...
I found it necessary to cut the ears off my heart a while back, lol. For real ... they had selective hearing!
posted by
VictoriaP
on June 25, 2008 at 8:58 PM
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Wow! Your poem and Luther Standing Bear hit my heart, Because I need to listen in silence.
I need to practice this daily. This is one of my faults. I will pray for . . . . .
posted by
yellowrose55
on June 25, 2008 at 8:55 PM
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Beautiful Wisdom to share...I am blessed by this
~ Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on June 25, 2008 at 8:15 PM
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Unfortunately...
...most people merely take turns talking instead of listening to each other.
Great wisdom and lovely poem, wigopa.
posted by
metalrat
on June 25, 2008 at 7:22 PM
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...may we reclaim the wisdom of the native peoples, of the elders...moon
posted by
magic_moon
on June 25, 2008 at 5:15 PM
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That is a very wise quote, and your poem is a very wise poem. When I read your poem, everything around me started to irritate me and I had to turn everything off and re-read it in silence. It's as though the noise in my room was being rude and a nuisance to what you were offering us with your words. I feel like I'm in a deep and peaceful meditative state now that I've read your poem...and that's just a lovely feeling. Thank you so much.
posted by
NiteTide
on June 25, 2008 at 2:01 PM
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