A Quote
“I have a theory that the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
I have tried this experiment a thousand times and I have never been disappointed. The more I look at a thing, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I want to see. It is like peeling an onion. There is always another layer, and another, and another. And each layer is more beautiful than the last.
This is the way I look at the world. I don’t see it as a collection of objects, but as a vast and mysterious organism. I see the beauty in the smallest things, and I find wonder in the most ordinary events. I am always looking for the hidden meaning, the secret message. I am always trying to understand the mystery of life.
I know that I will never understand everything, but that doesn’t stop me from trying. I am content to live in the mystery, to be surrounded by the unknown. I am content to be a seeker, a pilgrim, a traveler on the road to nowhere.”
~Henry Miller
The same is true for humans. When you give a human close attention, they too can become a source of mystery, instead of an object.
As Jefferson Fisher said in The Next Conversation, humans are like a river. The person you see is not the person you are talking to - we are all rivers with surface waves and an undercurrent - the external cues (eyes/ears) shape your judgments, but the truth is below the surface.
Jiddu Krishnamurti tells us how to see anything more clearly by asking if your "mind can stand completely free of past knowledge, meeting the unknown without seeking refuge in beliefs?"
