OK, I confess I initially talked to Fiddler Crab because I’m a violinist, yet I was humbled by his words, and I believe we can all benefit by his wisdom.
JR: Fiddler Crab, what do you have to tell me about listening so animals will talk?
Fiddler Crab: “You humans are in too much of a hurry. It’s always rush, rush, rush for you. Rushing here and rushing there. And you insist on getting places the fastest way possible – in a straight line.
“How can you listen when you are in such a rush? The sound is there, but you don’t notice – you pass right by it. You run right past it, you run away from it.
“Listening is taking your time – it’s enjoying living in the moment – as I do!
“Listening is being there for the sound – not running away from it.
“A good question is why are you humans determined to move so fast – go in those straight lines – aren’t they boring? So not only are you running fast, but you’re doing it in a boring way? Where’s the grace in that? Where’s the Life in that?
“When you don’t listen, you miss what this world is composed of – the sounds this world is composed of. You don’t hear life. How can you go through life and not hear it? Isn’t that a primary way to experience life?
“You humans rush as if there is no tomorrow. You rush through the sound so much that it just builds and builds, gets louder and louder. One day the sound will call cave in on itself. Will you humans notice that – or will you be too busy rushing in your straight lines?
“Look at the way I move – side to side – taking it all in. My side to side movement slows me down, even if my motion is quick. In my slow movements, I have time to hear the sands shifting, the water rolling in – even the sound of the breeze and the wind.
“If I didn’t take time to listen, I would miss so much, those sounds are my home. In those sounds I can rest, I can grow.
“So, to listen to us, and to others, you need to slow down. Forget your hectic pace. Take time to slow down – slow down the pacing of your life, move with more deliberation.”
JR: Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Fiddler Crab.
How can you use Fiddler Crab’s wisdom in your life today?
Harmony,
Janet Roper
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