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Paul Kingsnorth's avatar

'If all goes well—and this by God’s grace—I will become ever more useless by the day.'

This is an excellent aim to have.

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Peco's avatar

Strange to say, I can feel the silence in the simplicity of your expression. I wish you every blessing in your journey into the “useless” realm, which I sometimes wish I could enter. It seems the amount of psychological noise we are exposed to changes us profoundly. I live a comparatively quiet life, but not nearly so quiet as yours; and around me I see people who walk about with blinking earbuds all day. Different animals, it feels like.

Either way you are encouraging me to think more about silence and stillness in the context of ordinary (non-monastic) life. Thank you.

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