The silence there is so loud that literally, all you can hear is silence. It blocks out all the sounds of your mind and thoughts and worries and stress. It's not the kind of silence you get while in a quiet room, where the quiet and your thoughts of loneliness consume you. It's as if the silence is itself a rupturing sound. There is peace in your mind and in your heart because the stillness consumes all words, all thoughts, all worries, all strife. And maybe for the first time ever, you don't feel loneliness, but instead, incredible life. Almost as if you hear and feel your spirit bursting out of your skin and merging with the rocks and sand and junipers.
"I'm getting closer to my home..."
