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PINK SKY AT NIGHT SAILOR'S DELIGHT This is the sort of evening that is perfect for a sail, but, alas, my sailor had to return to the USA......He can't figure out how to stay in Canada.........I am very sorry to see him go......He not only owns an awesome sailboat, he knows how to be silent.......A winning combination in my books. A couple of years ago I came across a group of women walking in my neighborhood.....They are women I know. I know them well enough to know they talk a lot...They are small-talk motor-mouths....they never run out of nothing to say. They conferred among themselves. They asked me to join their walking group.....I said..."I would like to walk with you, but I don't want to talk, and I think you would expect me to talk." They looked at each other and told me that yes, that is definitely a requirement......LOL.......I don't do small-talk....I am bored and horrified by small-talk.......I once climbed out a bathroom window at a party to get away from it......I might have had a few tokes and/or drinks......I may be Autistic........ Anyways.....My American sailor friend is an excellent conversationalist.....and I love me a good conversation.....but chatter-chatter small talk is anathema to me....We sailed in silence, listening to the music of the ambient sounds....of the water along the hull as we move through it....of a flock of ducks taking off, of seals barking and moaning, salmon leaping, whales blowing........wind in the sails, rigging creaking, hardware tapping........staring at the beauty around...........    |
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The older I get, the more I appreciate quiet and nature, but nature is quite the conversationalist if we just listen. Your aquatic voices are very different from my flat farmland ones, but I see that we both enjoy them. I can enjoy chit chat with friends and family, but sometimes I just crave peace and quiet. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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