asia

What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing the rare, and ever rarer, thing that might be worth saying." (Byung-Chal Han, Vita Contemplativa)

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To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying, and they comprehend what we say, it’s because

“Well, we use words to communicate, right? Still, most of our words don’t actually get across. You know what I mean? Well, our words might, but not what we’re actually trying to say. That’s what we’re always dealing with. We live in this place, in this world, where we can share our words but not our thoughts.