8Expressing Yourself
“If you want the truth,
I’ll tell you the truth:
Listen to the secret sound,
the real sound,
which is inside you.”
– Kabir
I've heard people declare, “I mean what I say and I say what I mean”.
If only it were that simple! What if I were to take you by the shoulders, shake you and yell, “I love you!” How would you interpret those words? Or if I folded my arms, tightened my jaw and said in a high clipped voice, “No, I don't mind! I don't mind at all!” Would you take my words at face value?
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