Friday, December 14

"You say it best when you say nothing at all"

They say speech is silver, and silence is golden. But how much of that is true? Ask someone forced to sit beside a relative they don't know for five long, awkward hours at a stretch and they'll gladly accept that small talk is but better than an extremely uncomfortable vacuum hanging in the air.

But silences can be beautiful, oh so beautiful.

The ones you share with a co passenger who smiles at you as the two of you journey in a an empty local compartment past midnight.
The bewitching one as you stare at your crush moments after you see him grin at you from the corner of the eye.
The achingly beautiful one when you cannot form words to express grief or condolences.
The remorseful one when you know nothing you say, or do, can smooth over the hurricane you caused.
The ecstatic one when your joy is so overwhelming you do not trust yourself to form coherent speech.
The comfortable one when you can be alone together. When you can enjoy the other's company without feeling forced to talk. The one where you revel in each others warmth but continue to read your book or knit a sweater.

Silences can mean a lot. Or mean nothing.
Sometimes all silence is, is absence of noise. But other times, it morphs into so much more than just a vacuum fuelled by lack of talk.

11 comments:

  1. Silence does have something more into it...I love the parts where u have mentioned about the stranger about the crush...They are soo true...At times, we don't want people to give us words...whereas a simple smile, a simple hug, or just silence can mean a ton...

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    1. I agree with your comment!
      Thanks for reading :] xx

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  2. Silence and sound perfectly constrast each other :) Which is what really makes them as beautiful as they are.

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    1. They are beautiful! Thanks for commenting Kiara :] xxx

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  3. Silence is best than words. Silence helps us to imagine the person the way we want..but words just break that dream! I love silence more than words..makes me comfortable.

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    1. "Silence helps us to imagine the person the way we want..but words just break that dream!"
      You put it rather well!

      Thank you :] xxx

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  4. You took up one of my favorite topics..'Silence'. Needless to say, I loved the post and the little examples with which you've adorned it. Splendid! :)

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    1. Thank you so much, I'm glad you loved the post and the examples. :] xxx

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  5. That is the beauty. We think we know life and start expecting things but it always turns out to be so excitingly unpredictable.

    Lovely poem you wrote. :-)

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  6. Very well expressed!
    I once did a similar post "Memories" on my previous blog. :)

    Anyway, you were on my reading list before my blog got broken into(sob sob). Here i am with a brand new blog. Hope you can find some time to visit. :)

    http://theseasonedwoman.blogspot.in/

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