The sound of one hand clapping can be described as loneliness or being still. At times we get confused by the sound of our one hand clapping, as it brings doubt in our lives.
This year has been such experience for me, I often find myself all by myself, and get frightened by the sound of my own beat. I so often enjoy being alone with no one in sight, but get amazed when that frightens me. Is my life is better described by those around me, or can I define who I am by myself.
Could it be it depends on what my one hand is clapping at, that makes my one hand clapping worth my while? All I get when I hear the sound of my own clapping, I sense loneliness and some kind of rejected by the sound of many hands. Am I ready for the silence, for what it is trying to tell me in my life at that moment in time? Perhaps I enjoy listening to other people clapping and escape my own fears. Silence can represent rejection more than being confident and true happiness.
It is true that we need people to help us from time to time; we need more than one hand clapping for the noise is louder and the impact is stronger. When one learns to comfortable with listening to their own sound of their clap, they learn to be still. They learn to be comfortable in their own skin, and being able to differentiate between loneliness and stillness.
Learning the basics of meditation and stillness in our lives is no longer a fashionable inclination; however a necessity since we live in a world filled with so much noise. A world that never stops, a time to listen to the sound of your own hand clapping is needed.
Sometimes we do need that...
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