Ramblings Of An Unquiet Mind

What Does Silence Sound Like to You

I asked this question to someone the other day, and they looked at me blankly for a second or two and then said, "Isn't silence, silence, like no sound at all?"

And yes, that is the usual understanding of what silence means. At its core, silence means the absence of sound or speech. But it can be so much more.

Emotionally, it can mean peace and calm, sitting in reflection and contentment with one's self.

It can signal unease and conflict after an argument with your partner or close friend, for example.

Silence can be used during times of grief to show respect to those who have passed and to take time to remember them in those quiet moments.

Sometimes it can be used as power or control, to assert dominance or control.

And sometimes, silence is seen as a space where truth or understanding can emerge. What's unsaid can hold more meaning than what is spoken.

So what does Silence sound like to you?

At this time in my life, I feel I am sitting in the silence of understanding and gaining truth. Sitting in my silence leads me to many questions from my past, my childhood, that I will need to work out for myself. I am realising that things were not always as they seem, and the perception of what I thought was really something else altogether. In my time of self-healing, this is proving to be the best silence of them all.