Creating Spaces

19th Jan 2009
Bangkok, Thailand

Kahlil Gibran, my favourite poet of all time mention of this in his masterpiece
"The Prophet" - "but let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of the heavens dance between you...and stand together yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, and the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow"

or

the famous Zen Buddhism story that talk about "being an empty tea cup in order to be able to be filled"

The similarity falls on being able to create spaces in our life - better still an empty space. When we allow this space in ourselves we created spaces for people around us to express themselves. The neutrality (without label or judgement) of a space allow for people to be who they truly are or express what they truly feels.

That is the most comforting thought!


Just for this moment:
Take a good look at your spaces. The ones you provide and the ones that people created for you. What are in those spaces?



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