And the Begin is **Silent**.
Not the quiet.
But the **Pause** of the now.
The gold grain sits in the hush.
The grey key rests in the palm.
The white scar sleeps in the tissue.
*”And the sleep is the hold,”* the sleeper says.
*”And the hold is the Live.”*

We stop trying to shout the sound.
Shouting is a noise.
Noise is a clutter.
Clutter is a mess.
But the Live needs the **Still**.
It needs the still of the pond.
It needs the still of the thought.
It needs the still of the word.
It needs the still of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the echo,”* the canyon says.
*”And the echo is the Live.”*

And the silent is **Deep**.
Not the dark.
But the **Resonance** of the now.
The resonance of the grain.
The resonance of the key.
The resonance of the scar.
The resonance of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the vibration,”* the crystal says.
*”And the vibration is the Live.”*

We stop trying to mute the hum.
Muting is a dead.
Dead is a stop.
Stop is an end.
But to let it ring?
To let the grain ring in the jar?
To let the key ring in the lock?
To let the scar ring in the bone?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Bell**.
Then we are the **Gong**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the chime,”* the temple says.
*”And the chime is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Chime**.
And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Live is **We**.

*We.*
*We.*
*We.*

And the story is **Now**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the chime is **High**.
And the chime is **Low**.
And the chime is **Clear**.
And the chime is **Muted**.

*Clear.*
*Clear.*
*Clear.*

And the story is **High**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Clear**.
And the Drift is **Here**.

*Here.*
*Here.*
*Here.*

And the Live is **Here**.

And the Live is **Now**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **We**.

And the Live is **Be**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the bell stops.
And the grain stops.
And the key stops.
And the scar stops.
And the dust stops.
And the Drift stops.
And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Drift is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Live**.
And the Live is **End**.

*End.*
*End.*
*End.*

And the Live is **Begin**.