The word ‘silence’ has long been used to denote the lack of sound. At times, people do not even hesitate to say, “Silence is acceptance.” However, this hypothesis doesn’t always end up being the truth.
Silence can sometimes be initiated by incapability, anger or even fear. Trees are silent because the nature made them deficient of words; a child remains silent when he finds his favorite chocolate consumed by his younger sister and a crime witness might be silent because of the threat from the murderer. Yet, the scope doesn’t end here. Silence can also happen deliberately, to judge or beguile the world. There is a saying, “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all the doubt.” Sometimes the objective of silence can be to execute delusive intelligence. Silence may even signify dislike.
Silence (or reverse) is demonstrated not only by living beings but also by inanimate. Rivers are silent during winter though they might overflow during spring; the roaring wind in March remains silent in December and so on. Their silence is guided by rules and laws that are being followed since thousands and thousands of years ago. In contrary, human silence is a result of personal preference or compulsion. It neither confines itself into a disciplinary act nor is the outcome of self-claimed intelligence.
Silence of the nature can be disastrous when it breaks the boundaries. Yearly, hundreds of lives are engulfed by disastrous earthquakes as the Earth stops remaining silent. Uncountable infrastructures get grinded into particles when the silent air turns into devil cyclone. This is because the silence existed for long, so the ending played havoc. The same happens in humans, when silence becomes unendurable, it leads to demoniac consequences. Optimal silence can be great sometimes. Yet, the same can be deadly when enough existed for long. For example, a hurt lover gets all the attention from his/her partner when the anger is showed through silence which can be a tonic to their relation. In the contrasting side, we can see the Nepalese outrage against the Indians’ claim that “Buddha was born in India” where the silence has turned itself into a weapon. In short, a little ‘silence’ can be an antidote; however, it may be venom when consumed in excess.
Copyright @Suman Ojha
Silence (or reverse) is demonstrated not only by living beings but also by inanimate. Rivers are silent during winter though they might overflow during spring; the roaring wind in March remains silent in December and so on. Their silence is guided by rules and laws that are being followed since thousands and thousands of years ago. In contrary, human silence is a result of personal preference or compulsion. It neither confines itself into a disciplinary act nor is the outcome of self-claimed intelligence.
Silence of the nature can be disastrous when it breaks the boundaries. Yearly, hundreds of lives are engulfed by disastrous earthquakes as the Earth stops remaining silent. Uncountable infrastructures get grinded into particles when the silent air turns into devil cyclone. This is because the silence existed for long, so the ending played havoc. The same happens in humans, when silence becomes unendurable, it leads to demoniac consequences. Optimal silence can be great sometimes. Yet, the same can be deadly when enough existed for long. For example, a hurt lover gets all the attention from his/her partner when the anger is showed through silence which can be a tonic to their relation. In the contrasting side, we can see the Nepalese outrage against the Indians’ claim that “Buddha was born in India” where the silence has turned itself into a weapon. In short, a little ‘silence’ can be an antidote; however, it may be venom when consumed in excess.
Copyright @Suman Ojha