THE MOMENT
Imagine:
You chance to meet an acquaintance who you know has recently lost a loved.
Imagine you don’t in any way acknowledge that fact…There may be many circumstances that lead to your making that choice. Still “the moment” remains there – left vacant like an empty glass.
The moments that arise in our encounters are inescapable. How we fill them or do not will be a matter of circumstance and choice.
A moment is a container - a space that contains. It’s like a vessel made of time. It is there to be filled – or left empty. If it is left empty it will still be there…an empty vessel. A moment missed or ignored.
A moment is a moment of possibility…of potential…of opportunity…
Moments are not to be ignored. They are to be explored, examined, questioned and then filled.
Moments exist outside of dialogue. They may precede and motivate dialogue. They may occur as a result of something spoken. But they are not dialogue – they exist on their own. If you leave them unattended they remain there empty like vacant houses in a neighborhood suffering neglect.