“Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrusts himself.” - Francoise de la Rouchfoucauld

 From “The Human Condition: A User’s Manual,” by Arnold Kunst 

8 January 

Sometimes life demands silence. Like, something happens that you just don’t understand – maybe can’t understand. Then even listening, say, to an ethereal Beethoven string quartet that normally would transport you into a state of mystical serenity is a kind of violation, like an invigorating game of squash at a funeral service.  Sometimes you are called to remove the sandals from your feet, for you stand on sacred ground…