addicted to the world’s whisper
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“I’m addicted to the world’s whisper.”
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Patrick Madden
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Well. Every once in a while you find some words, a quote in this case, which makes you stop and think and it reaches into your business mind and personal mind. This was one of those quotes for me.
I am an introvert at my core. I think that makes the thought of a “world’s whisper” resonate with me because, well, this may sound obvious, but the world, the people in it and the thoughts that pervade the ether of each day are fascinating.
Fascinating to me and I actually believe fascinating to a lot of people. I think we all feel that way <albeit we get scared of the exact same things on occasion> but I think introverts just listen a little more closely to the whispers..
Regardless. While it may seem everything in the world is shouting at the top of their lungs, the good stuff whispers.
I know I am addicted to the whispers.
I know I am addicted to listening for them.
And I don’t understand why more people don’t have this addiction.
And I really don’t understand it now that we have the internet.
What do I mean? In the good old days, to hear the whispers, you needed to be physically engaged. You had to travel, sit & watch, immerse yourself in what is happening. If you were even slightly introverted, it could kind of suck. At minimum, a little uncomfortable.
In the good ole ‘new’ days you can lurk <if you are introverted> and be actively involved <if you are not>. Yeah. Lurking online sounds creepy, but if it is done with the intent to listen to the whispers of the world I find it difficult to find fault in the behavior.
While people will argue with me, I would suggest that it is just as difficult to hear the whispers online as it is to hear them in the physical world. I say that because regardless of the environment you are sifting through the noise and untangling that which is unimportant and tugging at the threads of what is important.
Personally I don’t really give a shit on the environment, online/offline/noisy/silent, all I care about is leaning in closely to hear the good stuff — the whispers.
All that said. Some of you may have no clue what the fuck I am taking about.
That’s okay.
You just haven’t heard the whispers yet. If you had, you would never stop listening for them.
It s the good stuff. Its the kind of stuff worth listening to (and listening for>. I could suggest it is within the whispers that you will find what truly matters, but I am not sure I can <I don’t have empirical support/research> so all I can say is that it is the good stuff.
It is the extraordinary thread woven amongst the beautiful blanket of the everyday ordinary.
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“The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what’s fascinating to me.“
And for those who haven’t heard the whispers?
It is worth trying.
You just have to listen closely. Sometimes you just have to lean into Life a little and listen just a little closer. The whispers are there and I can promise you, they are worth hearing.
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