with the Infinite's grace i was able to get hired again. the job's not as well paying as my previous one but it should see me and my family through. if one lives Life as simply as one can, one does need so much of Life's accoutrements. if one tries to do an honest inventory of the things that makes him or her really joyful, one will find these are the things that do not cost so much. and the Joy is even more pure and more lasting. in his famous book, The Little Prince, Antoine de Sainte Exupery reminded us, What is essential is invisible to the naked eye.
so i was able to land this job. still i cannot go back to blogging. i have to spare much time to learn the rudiments of this new job so that i can perform it to the best of my abilities. no matter how small a job or a task is, one must give one's best. to be able to give our best, we must know how to do things the right way.
since my mind focused on learning the new job, it cannot meander and much as i tried to, i simply cannot find anything to write about. Silence dwelt in my mind.
i am glad today that i am able to write this post. somehow, the mind was able to meander now. i am getting familiarized with my new job. things are easier and i am getting more relaxed.
analyzing now those times when i was silent, i realize there were two kinds of Silence I got confronted with. one is the Silence where the mind finds emptiness and inactivity, where somehow it is not connecting to anything. the other one is that Silence where the mind finds stillness. this Silence assures the mind that it is still connected, that there is still vibrant activity, that all is well in the universe, that the Infinite still Is.
now, i know what to do. when my mind dwells in silence again and finds emptiness, i will let it surrender and relax and trust that soon the Infinite will fill the void.
Silence will still dwell but the mind will not be empty.
it will be still. and it will find the Infinite and its soundless activity.
