Listen To Your Heart

Our nurse manager comes and handed over a thing in a small plastic bag to each one of us on duty and says, "Here, you all may need this...."

So, I open mine and I see.., a pair of earplugs?.. Huh!..😂😂

Well yes, I understand that, there will be some construction works going on soon, anything from drilling to knocking, or whatever it is... It's going to produce a very loud noise, and it's going to be extremely noisy, as well.

Fortunately, we don't have many patients in the ward, except 1 to 2 patients in the room, so that they won't be disturbed by the noise.. I hope...😅.. Thus, it seems we are the one who need to bear with the so-called noise pollution for a while.

Hence, not long after that, the construction works begin and it makes a loud noise.... So now, we need to use our earplugs 😁. And then, when I put on my earplugs, I hear NOTHING!.. It seals my hearing completely!

I see my colleagues are talking, but I couldn't hear their voices. We all just laughing, but then I realize it's because my ears have been sealed by the earplugs. And, all I can hear now is silence! Then, followed by feeling of peace.... :)

While I am in my silence being, I slowly could hear and feel my own heartbeat. And then, I could only hear my footsteps when I walked. Suddenly, I come to realize that, I've never felt my internal feeling along with that feeling of peace, after a long time. It seems all this while, all my internally have been shadowed by all the things and, circumstances that are happening externally. Then gradually, it makes me to slow down and hear my own inner voice.., the deepest voice within...

Now, a funny thought comes to mind, and it reminds me that, no matter how busy you are, or how loud the outside noise you are into, there're times you need to slow down a bit. Well yes, because we are all now living in the fast-paced world that tends to make us feel so aware of our externally, but forget our internally.

Actually, I'm really amazed of how the simple small earplug really can make so much different to my inner being. And, it even reminds me about my own places which I really love and treasure the most, whenever I want to have a peaceful heart.. :)

I think, the most comfortable, quiet and peaceful place to be is just stay at home. So, whenever I'm not working, I just love to stay at home mostly when I am alone. It's indeed a place that I can have everything to myself and forget all about work, including my colleagues too..😆.

Sometimes, it can be so quiet and serene, as if I can talk to myself within or listen to my own deepest voice.

Another one place that I love to be at is the library or the bookstore. Apart from just reading books, the one reason that I really like is the quietness surrounding, particularly in the library. It feels very calm and peaceful to me, not only because of being able to see so many books but sometimes, staring at them (books) is already enough to make me feel at ease or happy at heart 😊.

And, one last place I would love to be around is the cafe. Well yes, I know cafe is not that really a quiet place like those 2 places above, but I still like the soft medium sounds it makes. Well yes, it feels funny but I like it! 😬. It doesn't necessarily have to be a place to read books (although, sometimes I do read), well yes, it's a cafe.., a place to eat!

But, apart from that, I love that cozy surroundings, the gentle sounds of utensils and glassware, feeble sounds of people talking, the soft music, and so on..., are all sounded nice to me 😅. It's just feels relax and warm.

Hence, they're the places that help me to slow down a little in life. There may be other nice places for other people too, but I do think that everyone of us mostly do have our own favourite, or special places in our hearts. A place that can prompt the internal feeling, or the inner voice from inside of you.

Now, I don't know about other people but, as far as I know that being able to listen to your inner or deepest voice internally, in your heart, sometimes, is a way of how God speaks to you. Or, a way of how His Word communicates to you.

We need to stop all the things that happen in our externally for a while, before you can really listen to your internally, right?.. Because, there are times He wants you to slow down, so that He can speak to you. Or, you can hear His voice through His Word.

So until then, slow down your pace and listen....