Spaces...Emptiness...

I read one of Paulo Coelho's books titled ' The witch of Portobello';it was as usual filled with crazy yet heartwarming insights on life and love ... beautifully blended with magical realism. One of the things I particularly remember was about 'spaces' . So many times we get overwhelmed by the gaps.. the spaces ... the emptiness in the course of our lives . They are inevitably there . It gets dreary at times and we yearn for some meaningful motion in our lives ... but the cosmic drama seems to have taken an indefinite break and we try to desperately seek some thing to engage our minds while the lull lasts.... Coming back to what I read in the book... the protaganist tries to find some peace and escape from her turbulent life by learning calligraphy.As she masters the beautiful curves and working with a steady hands ... her teacher tells her the importance of spaces.... Let me put it in the simplest way I can if I had typed the entire paragraphs without bothering to press the space key... you would have gone dizzy reading it ... what more you wouldn't have understood a single word. So her teacher impressed upon her that it is the 'spaces'... the seemingly insignificant gaps that give meaning to every word that is written... else it would be a cluster of chaotic letters lying in succession and teasing your brain.. For me it was more than a bit enlightening... the spaces help the substance express it's meaning.. the spaces lend a helping hand for life to express itself more meaningfuly...so perhaps the spaces give you time to gain clarity... and to perceive things as they are meant to be... It might be true for relationships too. Sometimes you need to move away for a while to understand what the relationship and the person really means to you .... reminds me of a quote ..." Absence is to love what wind is to fire... it extinguishes the small but inflames the great..." Spaces may also help you sort your way out of the chaos and reflect upon your soul . Help you bond with yourself. So perhaps when you feel that you are wrapped up in emptiness and you might die of boredom... think again ... may be it's a gift that might help you find clarity and solace you had been missing subconsciously.... let those spaces and gaps and emptiness help you see the more meaningful things in life .... As I type this I am developing a great affection for the space bar on my key board.... so cheers to spaces !!