Which is why I’m taking these breathing lessons. Ĭowards die many times before their death, so said Shakespeare. His courage, his dignity, his contentment, and his passion for life. Had the accident not happened, he would never have seen the beauty of life that just lies underneath the waves. Maybe he would just die with his life still unlived. He did not dare to live his life, not until that accident happened–accident in the guise of tragedy was in reality a deep-seated opportunity to spread his wings and learn how to fly, to live his life meaningfully.Įveryone of us, not only Vicente, has our own search search for our unlived lives, the purpose of our existence, our sources of happiness, and the very things that keep us going–love, faith, hope, etc.Ĭan I imagine how Vicente would have lived his remaining days had the accident not happened? Maybe he would just remain as a porter and bitterly look back on his good old days back when he was younger, back when he dreamt like there was no tomorrow.
He did not dare to look up at the sky, instead, he just confined himself at the vicinity of his work place. All those years he spent as a porter at the quays of Barcelona was the imprisonment of his own making. Vicente’s, the main character in the Singing Silence, search for the amphora was like his search for his life. Singing Silence is a short story by Eva-Lis Wourio that talks about a poor, old man finding happiness after breaking an amphora.
I surmise only the peaceful hearts have this gift. Is it possible to hear music, to hear harmonious melodies in silence? Perhaps. TheSingingSilence159Backontheislandshesetaboutthetaskhehadchosen.He learnedwherethelastamphorahadbeenfound,andherealized,ashad othershetorehim,thatsincetheancientpieceswerevaluable,allthe inshoreplacesimisthavebeensearchedandemptiedoftheirtreasure.
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