"The wisdom is in the Silence."

Vato's Sayings

Mel: What does it all mean?

Vato: What does what-all mean?

Mel: All we've been talking about and that which we don't know. Or don't know for sure.

Vato: The answer is in your question. In your question and in the silence that follows when you ask it. Especially in the middle of the night when there is no sound but your breath and all is dark all around you. There is wisdom in that kind of silence.

Mel: There is nothing there. How can that be wisdom?

Vato: You have asked. That is something. The asking demonstrates that you do not know. It is not for you to know. Knowing and wisdom are not the same thing. You asking shows you are open. You are open to the silence - even though you may not be ready for it. Even though you may not be ready to take comfort in it. You being open is the answer. The wisdom is in the Silence. It reveals Itself as a counterpoint to your asking. Take comfort in the Silence. 

  -- from "Vato's Sayings" [a work in progress]