Yep.
do you ever just crave someone's presence? like you would literally be happy sitting next to them in silence
Sure, but I'm just fooling myself into thinking that it will ever happen.
Crave a presence that I would sit in silence next to . . . Not sure I could be silent if I truly craved to be with them.
i would love to sit next to a big cat i. Silence praying i wont be lunch but looking at the big cat
I'm like that with my wife frequently.
And of course, "Be still, and know that I am God."
(And as St Thomas Aquinas responded directly to a question during a vision he had of Christ: "I will have Thyself.")
Awareness of the Ultimate reality that can actually exist---What's better? (And your understanding of this is based on your density of being.)
(Although Hippy has a point.)
Yes. And i would catch such moment in the silence.
Silence is not always a sign of coldness or ignorant.
Sharing silence with someone is precious. It's another different world than impressions of the voice and the words. Sharing silence with someone you crave for can be a awesome experience. The silence is filled with other emotions. The count of the breaths. Feeling the touch of the air through the skin. A journey into the eyes. Catching the warmth.
I adore Pulp Fiction movie quote:
"Why do we feel it's necessary to yak about bull***t in order to be comfortable?
That's when you know you've found somebody special. When you can just shut the f**k up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence"
Yes, I do.
There is someone who I love very much who taught me the beauty of love and support in silence. He is very young, and I thought that this young one couldn't teach me something new. I had suffered a devastating loss a few years back and as always I retreated to my back yard. I was grieving so hard that all I could do was sit in silence. I looked up an hour later and realized he had taken a chair beside me. I thought he was there to smoke a cigarette and would leave. An hour after that he was still there. I found it oddly comforting to find him there but thought nothing of it. After sitting out there for 10 hours I decided to get up and retreat to my room. I noticed he was still there. I went in without a word and went to bed. The next morning I came out to my porch and found him there. It was then that I realized that this lovely soul had sat vigil with me for 10 hours, and not a word was spoken. In tears I asked him why he stayed. He said,"I knew you needed someone, and I was here." To this day I still get choked up at the thought of that kindness. He reminded me that I could learn from anyone, and he taught me the beauty of just being there with someone without words.
