silence and sound

Think of life as silence and everything that occurs in it as notes chiming out and echoing for a time before dissolving back into silence.

Like notes that ring out for a time before fading out, experiences occur for a time before dissolving. Relationships form for a time before dissolving. Emotions arise for a time before dissolving. Thoughts appear for a time before dissolving. Our bodies emerge for a time before dissolving.

They're all notes arising from silence and returning to silence.

And if we don't fully attend to whatever notes are ringing for us in each moment, they'll continue to echo on and on and on, remaining incomplete and reverberating across our experience.