In a world of walls let the heart remain open.
When denial feels easier than truth, and closing off becomes a form of survival, staying open is a radical act. This reflection is for those whose hearts still ache — not as weakness, but as sacred proof that love is alive in them. In a world of indifference, even a whisper of presence can change everything.
To turn away from suffering is not just a political failure.
It is a sign of profound wounding. To block out the cries of others is to build a wall within one’s own soul. And to maintain that wall takes immense effort.
It takes forgetting. It takes a refusal to feel. Because to truly feel what is happening would shatter the illusion of separation— and with it, the scaffolding of denial that keeps so many safe in their false sense of power, comfort, or righteousness.
Our true nature is Love. And this is not some poetic ideal — it is the eternal fact of being. To behave in any other way requires a distortion. A split. A misalignment with the heart of reality. And that misalignment… is not sustainable.
It causes great inner suffering — whether known or not. So for those whose hearts ache — Know this: That ache is the opposite of denial. It is living proof that Love is alive in you. The wall so many build to protect themselves — has already crumbled in you.
You may not stand on a geopolitical stage. You may not wield power in any conventional sense. But what you carry is far more rare: A willingness to feel it all. A refusal to shut down. A choice to remain open… when it would be easier to close.
You may well ask:
“What can I do?”
And answer it in the same breath: Re-double your efforts within. Open further to the truth and presence that lives in you. Let that presence become your offering.
Because in a world of walls, the open heart becomes a sanctuary. In a world of silence, the voice of truth becomes a clarion. And in a world of indifference — even a whisper of real presence can change everything.
These are not small things.
These are acts of sacred resistance.
Nigel Lott teaandzen.org
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