Questions for a Long Walk

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Questions for a Long Walk Explore all episodes and download from the full library: https://eattmag.com/free-podcasts-download/ The story stayed in Pablo’s mind as he walked. &nbsp; It made him think about reviewing things. &nbsp; Not judging everything. &nbsp; Not deciding that everything he had done was right or wrong. &nbsp; Just looking. &nbsp; Looking carefully at where he had been, where he was now and where he might be going. &nbsp; He wondered what would happen if he made a list of questions. &nbsp; Questions about his life. &nbsp; Questions about his time. &nbsp; Questions about what he valued and why he valued it. &nbsp; But what would the questions be? &nbsp; And how would he answer them? &nbsp; Perhaps he could take a long walk along the beach. &nbsp; He could carry his large scrapbook under his arm. &nbsp; When he found a quiet place, he could sit on a stone or an old piece of wood and write. &nbsp; Or he could walk beside the river where it flowed into the sea. &nbsp; He could find a place beneath the trees, open the book and begin. &nbsp; But Pablo laughed when he imagined himself carrying a large scrapbook along the beach. &nbsp; Perhaps a phone would be easier. &nbsp; He could speak the answers into his phone while he walked. &nbsp; Some questions might be easier to answer by talking aloud. &nbsp; Other questions might need to be written down slowly. &nbsp; This he knew was true. &nbsp; Perhaps he could do both. &nbsp; Then Pablo looked at the bowl. &nbsp; He had another idea. &nbsp; He could use the sound of the bowl to begin each question. &nbsp; He would gently sound the bowl. &nbsp; [Singing bowl sound] &nbsp; He would listen and then start talking. &nbsp; For some questions, he would keep talking for as long as the bowl continued to ring. &nbsp; For other questions, he would write until the sound disappeared. &nbsp; It could be like a kind of game. &nbsp; Not a game with winners and losers, but a game that helped him move through different gates. &nbsp; Gate 1: Where had he come from? &nbsp; Gate 2: What was he carrying? &nbsp; Gate 3: Why was he doing the things he did? &nbsp; He could write without stopping and without correcting every word. &nbsp; He could let the first answer come out. &nbsp; Then, when the sound ended, he could pause. &nbsp; He could walk a little farther. &nbsp; When he was ready, he could sound the bowl again and move through the next gate. &nbsp; By the time Pablo left the beach, he had not written any questions. &nbsp; But he knew how he wanted to answer them. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Learn English by audiobook or video with Cullen at eattmag.com https://eattmag.com/free-podcasts-download/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42162425/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/204324540