Today I would like to learn the meaning of true reverence. Not just respect. Not the false kind of respect we bestow upon our parents because we have to in some cultures that insist we treat elders with respect. But reverence. True reverence that includes awe. Everywhere I look lately I see signs of aggravation, as if we were irritated not just with the people around us but ourselves. And so we find it necessary to anger them or get them to react in a way that mirrors what is inside us. And so on it goes.
This is of course not to say that I'm immune - that I have achieved Nirvana of some sort. In fact, it's just because I'm so irritable all the time that I've begun to examine what it is that makes me so angry.
Is hell really other people?
I want to learn to be quiet, to silently, peacefully live with my entire being. I want to ignore people that impinge on that peace. I want to forget that I can speak for just a little while, cease to think thoughts - this endless chatter in my head drives me crazy until I feel like there's nothing that's substantial going on inside it.
Maybe it's just that time of year when we turn inwards. Then again, maybe I should move to a quieter place.
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