I was reading a book the other day that enlightened my understanding of loneliness. Here's an excerpt...
”I wonder if loneliness is God’s way of getting our attention. Here’s what I mean. Suppose you borrow a friend’s car. His radio doesn’t work, but his CD player does. You rummage through his collection, looking for your style of music—let’s say, country-western. But you find nothing. He has nothing but his style of music—let’s say, classical. It’s a long trip. And you can talk to yourself for only so long. So eventually you reach for a CD. You’d prefer some steel guitar, but you’re stuck with soaring tenors. Initially it’s tolerable. At least it fills the air. But eventually it’s enjoyable. Your heart picks up the pattern of the kettledrums, your head rolls with the cellos, and you even catch yourself attempting a little Italian aria. “Hey this isn’t so bad.” Now, let me ask you. Would you have made this discovery on your own? No. What led to it? What caused you to hear music you’d never heard before? Simple. You had no other choice, no other option. You had nowhere else to go. Finally, when the silence was too loud, you took a chance on a song you’d never heard.” --Traveling Light by Max Lucado
I liked this, thought I'd share.
2 comments:
wow, that's so interesting, i loved lucado's analogy. loneliness definitely forces you to notice the things you never did before... because you have to. thanks for sharing that!
Interesting isn't it? I'm not a huge southern Baptist-preacher guy but this Max Lucado is the ish, yo.
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