On a cold autumn day in 1978, I sat for a moment on a bench. The bench was beside a quiet pond in London’s Hyde Park. The weather was very nice. although I could feel the coldness of the bench. The silence in this environment was like stopping time. Above, a lone bird was moving from side to side. Its wings were silent and it had no desire to disturb the peace around it. I sat there, facing this lonely painting. I thought to myself The silent gliding of that bird. It was a mirror of myself. I thought to myself. The silence around me at those moments played a silent symphony in the very fabric of my being.