Silence - Erling Kagge

Keep in mind that the silence you experience is different from that which others experience. Everyone possesses their own.

எர்லிங் ககே மூன்று துருவங்களை அடைந்த முதல் மனிதன். வாட துருவம் தென் துருவம் மற்றும் எவெரெஸ்ட் மலை மூன்றையும் தனியாக அடைந்தவர்.  அவருடைய இந்த புத்தகம் அமைதியின் தியானம் என்றே சொல்லலாம்.இந்த புத்தகத்தில் அவர் மூன்று கேள்விகளை எழுப்புகிறார். அதாவது
1)what is silence?
 அமைதி என்றால் என்ன ?
2)Where is it?
 அமைதி எங்கு இருக்கிறது ?
3)why is it more important than ever ?
 அது ஏன் அவசியம் ?

இந்த மூன்று கேள்விகளுக்கும் முப்பத்திமூன்று பதில்களை அளித்துள்ளார். புத்தகத்தின் அட்டையே பல விசயங்களை நமக்கு உணர்த்துகிறது.நீல நிற பின்னணியில் மலைகள் தங்கநிறத்தில் ஜொலிக்கிறது.

Shutting out the world is not about turning your back on your surroundings, but rather the opposite: it is seeing the world a bit more clearly, staying a course and trying to love your life.

Life is long, if we listen to ourselves often enough, and look up. 

I believe it's possible for everyone to discover this silence within themselves. It is there all the time, even when we are surrounded by constant noise. Deep down in the ocean, below the waves and ripples, you can find your internal silence. Standing in the shower, letting the water wash over your head, sitting in front of a crackling fire, swimming across a forest lake or taking a walk over a field: all these can be experiences of perfect stillness too. I love that. 

What we are experiencing is experiential poverty. Such poverty may not only be about a lack of experiences, where nothing is happening. An abundance of activities can also create a feeling of experiential poverty. 

When you’ve invested a lot of time in being accessible and keeping up with what’s happening, it’s easy to conclude that it all has a certain value, even if what you have done might not be important. This is called rationalization. 

 The secret to walking to the South Pole is to put one foot in front of the other, and to do this enough times. On a purely technical scale this is quite simple. Even a mouse can eat an elephant if it takes small enough bites. The challenge lies in the desire.

Satisfaction is also a matter of sacrifice. 

we fear death to varying degrees, but the fear of not having lived is even stronger. That fear increases towards the end of life, when you understand that it will soon be too late. 

Boredom can be described as a lack of purpose....boredom always gives the feeling of being held captive. 

I believe silence is the new luxury. Silence is more exclusive and long-lasting than other luxuries. 

Silence is about rediscovering, through pausing, the things that bring us joy. 

சிறிய புத்தகம் ஆனால் எப்போதும் அருகிலேயே வைத்துக்கொள்ள கொண்டியே ஒன்று.அவசியம் வாசிக்க வேண்டிய புத்தகம்.