God provides the gift of silence for a reason. We quest well when we listen to our inner soul and the Divine nature we were created with. Yes even with "the wise guys" like Socrates conveyed this focus on self-reflection and inner perspectives with external queues in nature like days of rain! I know a bit long but conveys the message >
Socrates’s metaphysical insights may, at first glance, seem abstract and impractical, but it has a profound impact on the way the self is understood. For Socrates, our bodies belong to the physical realm: They change, they’re imperfect, they die. Our souls, however, belong to the ideal realm: They are unchanging and immortal, surviving the death of the body. And although a close relationship exists between our souls and our bodies, they are radically different entities. Our souls strive for wisdom and perfection, and reason is the soul’s tool to achieve this exalted state. But as long as the soul is tied to the body, this quest for wisdom is inhibited by the imperfection of the physical realm, as the soul is “dragged by the body into the region of the changeable,” where it “wanders and is confused” in a world that “spins round her, and she is like a drunkard.” But reason is a powerful tool, enabling the soul to free itself from the corrupting imperfection of the physical realm and achieve “communion with the unchanging.” So- let us utilize reason and altruistic inclinations to the wisdom of the ages as we appreciate nature's breaks for us to indeed....dream and be truly fulfilled!
I love rainy days.
They can be the best. Of course now I have that Gordon Lightfoot song running through my head.
God provides the gift of silence for a reason. We quest well when we listen to our inner soul and the Divine nature we were created with. Yes even with "the wise guys" like Socrates conveyed this focus on self-reflection and inner perspectives with external queues in nature like days of rain! I know a bit long but conveys the message >
Socrates’s metaphysical insights may, at first glance, seem abstract and impractical, but it has a profound impact on the way the self is understood. For Socrates, our bodies belong to the physical realm: They change, they’re imperfect, they die. Our souls, however, belong to the ideal realm: They are unchanging and immortal, surviving the death of the body. And although a close relationship exists between our souls and our bodies, they are radically different entities. Our souls strive for wisdom and perfection, and reason is the soul’s tool to achieve this exalted state. But as long as the soul is tied to the body, this quest for wisdom is inhibited by the imperfection of the physical realm, as the soul is “dragged by the body into the region of the changeable,” where it “wanders and is confused” in a world that “spins round her, and she is like a drunkard.” But reason is a powerful tool, enabling the soul to free itself from the corrupting imperfection of the physical realm and achieve “communion with the unchanging.” So- let us utilize reason and altruistic inclinations to the wisdom of the ages as we appreciate nature's breaks for us to indeed....dream and be truly fulfilled!
So glad the rain came and helped you get the rest you needed.