Listening
“Of the ferryman’s virtues, this was one of his greatest: He knew how to listen as few people do. Though Vasudeva spoke not a word himself, the speaker felt him receiving his words into himself, quietly, openly, unhurriedly, missing nothing, not jumping ahead through impatience, attributing neither praise nor blame—just listening.
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“Siddhartha felt what happiness can come from opening oneself to such a listener, having one’s own life—one’s seeking, one’s suffering—enter this other’s heart.” — Hermann Hesse; Siddhartha, p. 110
Anna and Elena Balbusso
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