The Power of Being Against Emptiness
Why taking a stand against the void is so vital for us all
Outside writing for Medium, I happen to do a lot of research in the book stacks of some fairly major libraries. I’m often intrigued by the names of the obscure and arcane volumes I come across. But recently I stumbled on a title that absolutely stopped me in my tracks.
Against Emptiness is cataloged as a 68-page book of poems published by Harper & Row back in 1971. From what I can tell, just a handful of public libraries in all of North America still hold a copy.
I wasn’t able to physically access the book, but as a writer in the self-improvement and personal growth space, those two deceptively simple words — against emptiness — fascinated me for days.
Since coming across the boolean listing, I’ve thought hard about against emptiness as an idea that can make huge ripples in the way we think about life.
What it Means to be Against Emptiness
To understand the massive potential implications of against emptiness, start by thinking about what it means to create anything in the first place. Creativity always begins like a closed-door — you have to knock on the nothing to make something answer.
