Let it simmer.
I remember a particular segment of the documentary This is It. Michael Jackson was working on his final musical production. A musical production that the world would never enjoy.
Prior to his passing. Michael was sharing instructions with his colleagues. In short, Michael wanted subtle changes that to the outside observer might have gone unnoticed in the performance.
So, so subtle.
He wanted the exact right pace and timing. Simmer. At that very point, he wanted the gaps between the notes to breathe. He wanted the space to give significance to the entire composition.
Simmer: to be in a state of subdued or restrained activity.
I have no understanding of music. I listen. I enjoy. End of story.
However, I have seen this specificity in other masters of industry. There are details that matter. There is space that needs to be preserved and protected. Not everything can be a demonstrative action. Simmer. In fact, the absent of an action, a note, or a comment has as much value as the action itself. The space and timing within all creation is creation.
Our world is one of action and immediate reaction.
In world of texts, tweets, notifications, and conversations where do we find the silence if we do not demand it? Where does an idea perculate protected? Where does a gap become the very piece to a puzzle complete?
I have no answers today.
I just know that the exceptional speak to the power of silence, space, and timing.
Today, I will leave it here and let this notion simmer.
“There is moment when you gotta let it simmer.”
Indeed we do, Michael.