is there more?

"While listening to someone you love, keep asking them ‘Is there more?’, until there is no more."

—Kevin Kelly

Here we find a profound, almost revolutionary approach to communication that defies conventional norms. This advice is astonishing in its simplicity yet groundbreaking in its depth. Often, we listen with the intent to respond quickly or solve problems, but this guidance invites us into a realm of listening that is seldom explored. It's about delving deeper, beyond the superficial layers of conversation, and entering a space of profound depth.

"... until 'there is n o m o r e'."

This phrase is not just a point in conversation; it's a gateway to a world where the usual boundaries of dialogue dissolve. It’s a realm that unveils the unexpected beauty and raw truth, a place where the layers of narrative unfold to reveal something far more significant.

As we gently guide and encourage each other to ‘share more’, layer by layer, their story unravels, revealing not just facts and events, but the emotions, hopes, fears, and dreams that weave the fabric of their sentience. It's in these depths that we find the peculiar essence of our shared humanity - unguarded, unmasked, clear crisp clean.

What lies beyond this peculiar horizon, when the weight of the unspoken is completely lifted? Here, at the end of the story, at the end of the pain, we find not an emptiness but a vast luminous landscape. The raw, unfiltered truth emerges, not as a jarring revelation, but as a gentle unveiling of what always was, hidden beneath layers of protective renderings on external and internal reality.

In this space of openness and vulnerability, love reveals its truest form. It's a love that's patient and persistent, willing to journey through the twists and turns of our intricate accounts on the experience of living. It's a love that asks, "Is there more, my angel?" and listens - truly listens - until every word, every distortion, every agony, every thought, every emotion, every piece of conscious experience is set free.

How many of us have truly been taken this far? To be completely heard and understood by someone is a rare and precious gift. It's a journey to the very core of our being, where we stand together in the raw essence of our sentience.

The beauty of this process lies in its ability to transform not just the speaker, but the rock star of a human that asked this ingenious question. As we engage in this unheard of act of ‘listening’, I’d more call it ‘adoring’, we too are dislodged. We become more attuned to the nuances of human emotion, more aware of the complexities that lie within each of us. It’s an exercise in understanding and patience, in giving and receiving love in its most pure and unadulterated form.

In the end, what remains is a sense of awe and gratitude. Awe for the journey , for the trust and openness shared. Gratitude for the insights , the connections deepened, and the love, both given and received. This is the essence of this ask – a journey beyond words, into pure consciousness.

In this sacred space, past the narrative, past the pain, a tranquility set in, a profound understanding that is both grounding and elevating. It’s here that we’re reminded of the sublime nature of our human connection, of the incredible power of simply adoring the other, and of the beauty that unfolds when we dare to ask, "Is there more?"

… and stay the course, until there is n o m o r e .

#blissDesigned #convos