This is the experience of silence: You see yourself!

One day, some people came to visit a solitary monk. They asked him: What is the meaning of your life in silence? The monk drew water from a deep well and said to his visitors: - Look into the well! What do you see? The people looked into the deep well. - We see nothing – they replied. After a short time, the monk called his visitors again: - Look into the well! What do you see? The people looked down again. - Truly, now we see ourselves! The monk said: - Look, when I drew water earlier, it stirred and became disturbed. Now the water is calm. This is the experience of silence: You see yourself!