All Those Questions That Won t Go Away
Achinese proverb tells us: "He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ka question remains a fool forever." usually ask other people questions, t there are more significantly those sections we must ask ourselves in der to live fuller lives. I love questions, especially querns that can be answered in more ways than one. We don't always give sections the time and attention they serve, often seeing them as being imply a necessary, sometimes annoygrungup to that 'more important' ing-an answer. Staying with the question for a lie is an almost completely unmown skill. Turning it around in our minds can stop us from jumping to that ick answer-something we've been aimed to obediently do since we were ry young-which often gives us just an rt-answer at the surface. There are other answers someplace below that could be more precious. Sadly we settle for the most obvious, which may not be what can guide us or open us up. Another reason is that we've also been trained to think that there is only 'one right answer' to everything. For some things this might be true. For many itjust isn't so. David Whyte writes about questions that "have no right to go away". These are questions that have to do with the person we are about to become. They almost always have something to do with how we might be more courageous, more present, more generous, more fulfilled, more dedicated. They also have something to do with timing; when we feel prompted to step over the threshold into something bigger or better. It is often poets who gift us these questions. Among my favourites is Mary Oliver's "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Elsewhere she knocks you out with "Listen-are you breathing just a little, and calling that a life?" Ora line from Pablo Neruda stops us short: "Was it where they lost me that i was able to find myself?" Or the seemingly simpler question from David Mason: "What is the meaning of our prayers?" Shel Silverstein, author of children's books that i believe all adults should read, has a playful piece, 'Zebra Questions'. While light-hearted at one level, it is deep and thought-provoking at another. It goes: I asked the zebra, Are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits? Are you noisy with quiet times? Or are you quiet with noisy times? Are you happy with some sad days? Or are you sad winsome happy days?... Just giving ourselves time to dewan these promptings, and only then to unfold our responses to these, can open the door to the yearnings we carry within ourselves-perhaps locked away, but disturbingly surfacing now and then. Sometimes these questions suddenly leap out at us frothed page of a book, sometimes they gently but persistently tap us on the shoulder to awaken us, and sometimthey thump us hard on the head-active wanting to open us to seeing things in a new way. You could keep a journal for these ‘questions that won't go away'; and when you feel a bit brave, or a bit loving towards yourself, attempting to write around just one of them at a time. You will be surprised and appreciative of the kind of person you wanton be. Follow Marguerite Theophil.
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The views expressed in the Article above are Marguerite Theophil views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Marguerite Theophil and Speaking Tree,Times of India
All Those Questions That Won t Go Away
Achinese proverb tells us: "He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ka question remains a fool forever." usually ask other people questions, t there are more significantly those sections we must ask ourselves in der to live fuller lives. I love questions, especially querns that can be answered in more ways than one. We don't always give sections the time and attention they serve, often seeing them as being imply a necessary, sometimes annoygrungup to that 'more important' ing-an answer. Staying with the question for a lie is an almost completely unmown skill. Turning it around in our minds can stop us from jumping to that ick answer-something we've been aimed to obediently do since we were ry young-which often gives us just an rt-answer at the surface. There are other answers someplace below that could be more precious. Sadly we settle for the most obvious, which may not be what can guide us or open us up. Another reason is that we've also been trained to think that there is only 'one right answer' to everything. For some things this might be true. For many itjust isn't so. David Whyte writes about questions that "have no right to go away". These are questions that have to do with the person we are about to become. They almost always have something to do with how we might be more courageous, more present, more generous, more fulfilled, more dedicated. They also have something to do with timing; when we feel prompted to step over the threshold into something bigger or better. It is often poets who gift us these questions. Among my favourites is Mary Oliver's "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Elsewhere she knocks you out with "Listen-are you breathing just a little, and calling that a life?" Ora line from Pablo Neruda stops us short: "Was it where they lost me that i was able to find myself?" Or the seemingly simpler question from David Mason: "What is the meaning of our prayers?" Shel Silverstein, author of children's books that i believe all adults should read, has a playful piece, 'Zebra Questions'. While light-hearted at one level, it is deep and thought-provoking at another. It goes: I asked the zebra, Are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits? Are you noisy with quiet times? Or are you quiet with noisy times? Are you happy with some sad days? Or are you sad winsome happy days?... Just giving ourselves time to dewan these promptings, and only then to unfold our responses to these, can open the door to the yearnings we carry within ourselves-perhaps locked away, but disturbingly surfacing now and then. Sometimes these questions suddenly leap out at us frothed page of a book, sometimes they gently but persistently tap us on the shoulder to awaken us, and sometimthey thump us hard on the head-active wanting to open us to seeing things in a new way. You could keep a journal for these ‘questions that won't go away'; and when you feel a bit brave, or a bit loving towards yourself, attempting to write around just one of them at a time. You will be surprised and appreciative of the kind of person you wanton be. Follow Marguerite Theophil.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Marguerite Theophil views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Marguerite Theophil and Speaking Tree,Times of India