Saturday, February 7, 2009

Silence

Does it makes sense?

Silence described as a social interaction in the absence of speech. Communication made without uttering any sound. The most common gesture of silence is by placing the forefinger in front of the closed lips. If that is the instance, how could one communicate in a complete numb environment?

Have you remembered one of your teachers scold you and the whole class because your noisy?How about a class completely silent when the teacher inquired the class about her discussion? I can think of just two valid reasons. 
One, the students fully absorbed what the teacher taught and two, they didn't understood at all.

Silence portray something. It can be a sign of wisdom and of numbness. Agreement or disagreement. It can be of superiority or inferiority. Shyness, hesitation or just being the underdog. But most of the time, it always is equated with negativity, which is not the case.

Silence in a formal discussion could mean gathering the thoughts, composing it carefully to make a good speech and delivery. Silence in a retreat could mean meditation to be at peace with oneself. Silence in a quarrel could represent someone who don't want things to blow out of proportion. A nagging wife to a silent husband could fragment the pieces together of a shattered marital life. How about a young lady courted with an equally handsome guy? 

Girls silence could mean yes to the guy, without being bias.

Introvert persons rather than extrovert persons mostly have this kind of attitude. Persons who prefer to look things first before jumping into conclusion. Who wants to speak less and straight to the point. Contrary of being vocal and talkative.

I just remembered a famous saying and it goes "A river that makes no sound is deep, but a shallow river has."

1 comment:

  1. I don't remember who once said:

    "If speech is silver
    Silence is gold"

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