The sound of silence.
PART 1
Silence is the default mode of the universe. When everything stops, what remains? Silence. When everyone leaves, what remains? Silence. When the rain stops, what remains? Silence.
Yes, it is the mode of how things are; if you stop adding and changing that, which is already there, all that remains is, Silence.
Silence is inseparable to existence. If something exists, then silence exists. All that life is, is just a short ripple in the vast and still ocean of silence. Before birth, there was silence and after you die, there will be silence. You are born, you grow up, you work, get married, have babies, get old and then finally die, you make all that noise without a moment of rest in between. Hence, your life is nothing but a disturbance in the ever continuous tune of the universe: Silence.
So Silence is much bigger than us. It is above our puny understanding. It is the immortal part of the universe, while we humans, die and perish away. It is as old as time itself, yet it is younger than all of us, it never dies. Sound dies after a moment of chaos but silence is always there in the background patiently waiting to be heard. Only if someone was willing to hear.
If only someone was willing to hear.
Silence is the only thing that never leaves our side. Friends change, lovers change, relatives die away but silence never leaves us. It was with us when we were born and will be with us till we die. It will continue after we die too, it’s just that we won’t be able to feel it. So in a way, Silence is our best friend. Yes, it’s even closer to you than your so called ‘best friend’, but the sad part is you don’t even realize it.
PART 2
But what happened to silence?
These days all that we are doing is running away form our nearest and dearest friend, as if it is our arch enemy. In the old days, when humans were a little less smarter and a bit more kind, we were one with silence. We, silence and us, used to go to the top of the hills, look at the stars and marvel at this grand universe, holding hands, appreciating each other’s presence. A connection, we used to cherish.
But now, we humans have become a whole lot smarter and a little less kind. We moved ahead; we made airplanes to fly, we sent man in space, we made medicines to heal the sick, and we farmed to feed the hungry. Oh how much have we progressed! Give a round of applause for humanity! Oh how smart we are. We truly deserve a bunch of medals for our accomplishments. Every convenience we once dreamed about, we made it all a reality…. But in all of our achievements, we forgot about silence. Our good old friend was left behind while we moved ahead.
Yes, we don’t talk anymore, silence and us. We don’t go to the hills anymore. We don’t look at the stars anymore. We don’t hold hands anymore. We… we don’t appreciate each other anymore.
The more we changed, the smarter we became, the less kind we got; the further we got away from silence. Today we have every comfort except for the comfort that the absence of sound provides during times of chaos in our lives.
We wake up, make coffee, go to school, study, talk, come home, spend time on the internet, work, eat and then finally sleep. Meanwhile silence is waiting to be acknowledged, watching our BUSY lives from the sidelines. We laugh watching funny videos and we fool ourselves that we are happy and fulfilled. But how can a pen be happy, when it’s ink is gone; how can a king be happy when his crown is gone and, how can the soul be happy when it’s only companion, silence, is gone.
See, there was a relationship between silence and us, since the ancient times. The mind forgot it, the society forgot it, we forgot it, but the soul still yearns for the same relationship day and night. It cries for the lost friendship, shedding tears of agony while we hide our pain by filling our void with countless “things” which alas! bring no joy more to our lives. Hence, we, almighty humans, despite all of our great progress, are sadder, angrier and more confused than the old days. Ah the old days! when we were a little less smart and a bit more kind.
So what will you do?
Will you do what I did, ignore the cries of the soul and forge ahead in this chaotic world of ours, with an iron will to find happiness no matter the cost? and… presumably fail miserably as I did.
Or
Oh you almighty human! will you listen to the cries of your soul, go back to your roots, and mend that fragile connection we once had with silence. Spend less time chasing happiness and a little more time in silence, holding hands on top of the hills, stargazing and appreciating…. the once lost friendship.
A friendship, we used to cherish.
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