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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