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Hungry Hearts and the Courage of Void

Untouched Melodies, Unheard Rhythms

Aug 16, 2023
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Longing, unseen tales, untouched melodies, unheard rhythms, existential sentiments, human experience, emotional landscapes, introspection, universal themes, voids and volumes, courage to yearn, love's contradictions, life's paradoxes, heart's hunger, profound wisdom, mystery of existence, embracing voids, hidden treasures, mirages in life, risk and reward.

Within us lies a longing for things unseen –
A melody yet unheard,
a path still unwalked on.

For why should one not pine after that which has eluded grasp?
Why shouldn't it torment to miss what was never possessed?
Look within you!

The rhythm - our shared vibration where absence is presence;
Where missing becomes having; yearning transforms into knowing...

Here we seek solace but find none: Only questions teasing answers...

"Why do we ache?" You ask me... "When there is nothing lost?"

Because my dear friend:

We often learn more from voids than volumes.
It's not about possession or lack thereof— no!
But rather the understanding of being able —to long;

To reach out amidst uncertainty with hope blooming courageously,
Nurturing love even when its object remains elusive -
That’s strength to kindle sparks into flames…!

So come now —Leap fearlessly unto this mystery!

Embrace these paradoxes as they echo through existence.
See? Even though untouched by hands— felt deep within hearts…

And therein lie hidden treasures waiting patiently…

Do hear their call? They whisper gently …

“Courage knows hunger before feast…”

You might consider them mirages dissolving if grasped tight…

Perhaps…but maybe worth risking everything for just a single touch,
One glimpse beyond reason reaching towards essence —
Oh—you haven’t had something doesn’t mean can't lose to


"Look deeply into your disappointments, examine your heartache, interrogate your longing, probe your loneliness, meditate honestly on the elements of love of which you are still ignorant, and you will discover that the void within you is already filled with the desire for fulfillment. Your yearning itself is an internal guidance system that is moving you to become a lover." - Sam Keen

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Dear Aug, 'Hungry Hearts' resonated with me on levels I can't describe. Your perspective on courage is unique and deeply moving. What inspired you?

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Didier Hope
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Aug 16Liked by augmented man

Your story 'Hungry Hearts' has touched my soul. The depth with which you explore courage is admirable.

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