Poirot's Wisdom

I wonder if you know Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's mustached Belgian investigator, an incredible, funny, yet ingenious character, who advocates the power of brain over anything else in solving mysteries. So, a literary chap who more often than not proves to have brilliant intuition. Once, having been challenged to solve a case by staying home, only thinking,  he cheerfully accepted and said: "One must seek the truth from within:". Such wisdom in a cute, little, conceited private eye! But he was right. He solved the mystery only using his brain cells and we can start reflecting about the truth of his statement. Maybe it does not necessarily work in police investigations (unless you have a Poirot at your disposal!) but it does work in your inner life, the unknown sea of knowledge that exists in each of us right below the conscious level. What do those words practically mean? How can you detect the truth from within yourself? I admit that it's not that easy. But it's absolutely NOT impossible. Here, rather than thinking, you need the desire to find it out, you need commitment to your endeavor, and then.... Just "listen". To what? To that little voice called intuition. You have it (everybody does) but most of the time you are unaware of it because you don't take the time to keep silent, to relax and just "be". Don't worry about your problems, don't make a shopping list, don't start planning. Don't do anything. Only keep clear in your mind the question you need to be answered, and then... Listen! It is a sort of feeling that rises up to your consciousness and... you will know! It might take a little while but, if you are patient and persistent, you won't fail to get what you want to know. Why? Because the truth is within.