What Is It That Makes You Speak?

We try to persuade others,
to have someone understand us somehow,
to encourage someone,
or to express our dissatisfaction.

We constantly try to convey something to others through our words, facial expressions, gestures, and writing.

Whether it is a spontaneous remark or something said after careful thought, we unknowingly make daily efforts to communicate our thoughts as accurately as possible.

However, Dr. Hew Len asks us:

What is your true intention?
In the first place, does such a thing even exist?

If what you have been holding onto without noticing is simply the product of memory, then who—and how—could ever hear your true voice?
Who could ever truly see who you are?

When the flood of memory subsides and stillness returns within,
wouldn’t you like to listen and discover what voice is there?

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