This Bulbul pair was silent, but communicating!
Each bird had its focus on the other, from the way they stayed facing each other !
The two aspects of communication in this instance was presence and silence.
When present, that transcends the need to use words or sounds!
The presence brings nearness and belonging. There is an inward movement of feeling for each other which got communicated through the attentive look.
We are used to live in an environment of sounds, noise and verbosity!
The interior language of affection, mindfulness and nearness sometimes get displaced by all that is external !
I recall an exercise when we were asked to do in a couple communication exercise. We were required to sit quietly looking at each other for about five minutes and write down the experience and discovery one made of the other person. When we read to each other what we wrote about the experience, there was surprise and delight.
The language of silence is pregnant with insights and truths!
The fifteen minutes or so the Bulbul pair was perched in the tree in our garden gave me an indication of the advanced level of communication skills, birds practice to develop intimacy and trust! This is the language which they use to become present to each other!
The presence in silence! That is a corridor to each other's inner world !
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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