From 60338b6c6138abcbb14f3316a870cb29d3a4fece Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 22:07:56 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/post-self/idumea/005.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/writing/post-self/idumea/005.md b/writing/post-self/idumea/005.md index ca6cfdc4..8b80cede 100644 --- a/writing/post-self/idumea/005.md +++ b/writing/post-self/idumea/005.md @@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ When I was once more able to speak, after I had taken a moment to clean up, I as "There *was* joy there, though. It has been many, many years since I had read something so thoroughly, had so completely taken it within myself. It was nothing so trite as feeling as though I was living there with the characters, nor that I was unable to put the book down. It was a relishing. It was a savoring. Each word became a part of my world, drifting into view to be cherished and then back out of it. By the third book, I saw what it was that Slow Hours meant by wrapping oneself up in a story, and I found comfort in this." -I stayed silent as I listened. After all, to hear so intriguing a person speak so eloquently on the act of reading was a joy! I never learned whether any of the books that she read were mine, and I was too afraid to ask. I do not know why, friends, but I was feeling quite outclassed. The Woman had a quiet force to her personality that I cannot deny, and I wonder to this day whether she knew this about herself. +I stayed silent as I listened. After all, to hear so intriguing a person speak so eloquently on the act of reading was lovely! I never learned whether any of the books that she read were mine, and I was too afraid to ask. I do not know why, friends, but I was feeling quite outclassed. The Woman had a quiet force to her personality that I cannot deny, and I wonder to this day whether she knew this about herself. +"You do not seem too pleased with this as an outcome," I said. +She shrugged. "It was a step on a path. I have also sought out entertainment in other forms. I spoke next with Beholden, who provided me a similar approach to listening to music. We spoke about active listening and what it means to actually hear a song, to, yes, wrap oneself up in it. We spoke about songs and albums, movements and pieces