The Importance of Being Silent
we should all learn to be silent
because it’s what we need
the silence to think
the silence to see things from different perspectives
the silence to understand opposite views
the silence to calm down
the silence to see if it’s worth giving an opinion at all
the silence to realize the person we’re arguing against is a real human being
with emotions
not mere words and symbols delivered to your screen by the internet
the silence to introspect
to see how significant you are
yet at the same time very small
puny even
the silence to focus on your breath and let go of everything else
the silence to stop the noise from accumulating
it’s too loud
but perhaps we’re already so used to it
the silence to, well, excuse my french, just shut the fuck up!
we don’t need to talk
sometimes
most of the times
listen!
you may understand me
and i you
social media is constant, fast
we all want to catch up
but slow down!
going fast only hurts our thinking
and alters our behaviors in undesirable ways
fake news, myths, false information
they spread like wildfire
cascading from the cloud
blinding our judgment
making us vulnerable
maybe the silence to stop thinking at all
to get in touch with reality
to see things as they are
to stop finding meaning behind little things
to stop second guessing people
the silence to find home in your mom’s voice
from a distance
the silence to lose yourself in your beloved’s embrace
the silence to watch your child play
her pure joy palpable
the silence to have a walk in nature
appreciating how life can be fragile
the air we breathe
the fragrance of wild flowers we no longer care to savor
the comfort of knowing we’re still walking on earth
the silence to admit
all this
all this may be gone now
the silence to be at peace
the silence to just be