晨读英语美文 Two Different Journeys

Two Different Journeys

[00:12.74]We all live in two worlds simultaneously,

[00:17.28]moving between them at the speed of thought

[00:19.98]and without a trace of a footprint or the sound of a whisper.

[00:23.46]The gulf between these worlds can be immense

[00:26.62] yet we manage to traverse them with unconscious ease

[00:30.53]and subconscious energy.

[00:32.16]The distances are often enormous but can never be measured

[00:36.04]and our comings and goings never cease even when we sleep.

[00:40.22]The outside world goes on regardless,

[00:43.00]but the world of our inner voice,

[00:45.39]where our thoughts are heard only by ourselves,

[00:48.86]is rich in imagination and memories,

[00:51.64]filled with ideas and introspection,

[00:54.42]a place where we meet ourselves in conversation and reflection,

[00:58.25]where our inner voices constantly dialogue

[01:01.90]with us as we become both speaker and listener to ourselves.

[01:06.90]Our inner voice is more powerful in our lives than

[01:10.59]the voices shouting at us from outside.

[01:13.16]Have you found yourself being suddenly aware of yourself thinking,

[01:17.11]as if you had just come across an audible conversation,

[01:20.57]when in fact you own inner dialogue has been proceeding unconsciously

[01:25.19]only to be heard by you almost unexpectedly.

[01:28.99]It is as if the stream of consciousness

[01:31.52]was simply unfolding its own thoughts quite independently

[01:35.56]when you became aware of it like walking into a room.