Dear all,
Ron and I were taking a walk this week when we came across this very cool art exhibit. The installation itself is angular and geometric. But the art is about more than the sculpture. When we looked at the reflection in the water below it (look for yourself), the lines and angles morphed into curves and blobs. Two totally different realities! What is the artist trying to say?
It made me think about the art of communication.
Do our words land in the way we want?
What gets in the way of clarity?
Is our radar on? (Do we take notice if the other person is in a space to receive)?
And perhaps most important? … Are we ok if our goals change through reflecting with others?
Judaism teaches that there is great power in what we say, (“God spoke, and the world came into being”) as well as in how we listen (“Shema, Yisrael/ Listen, oh Israel.”) It’s our responsibility to take a moment in time to be mindful of both – because when we are, we embody holiness.
With love and Shalom,
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
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