I was sitting in the very busy and very loud food court of a local mall here in Winnipeg.  At first I found the noise to be very irritating and let it bother me.  After a short while however, I closed my eyes and listened.  That is when I first heard it.  Complete silence.  

The noise was still there as loud as ever but, it was contained within something much more vast and all-encompassing.  I could actually hear the silence cutting through all of the chaos.  What a moment of revelation because I used to believe that I had to drive miles away from the city in order to experience this.  

That being said, I still would rather drive miles away from the city but it is reassuring to know that the calm vast silence encompassing everything is present in all moments. 

Including this one.  

And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  And this one.  AHHHHHHHH!!!!! ok enough.