there's this song , "All I Really want" for Alanis Morissette (well, I'm huge fan) where she says :" why are you so petrified of silence ?". you know, if we think about it a bit, we realize that this question is probably one of the most truthful questions ever. because when we try to answer it, we have to stop. think. then notice all the ideas that come to mind. all the monsters and rainbows, all the truths and the lies that we may find out there. it's scary actually. and that's probably why a lot of people cannot handle silence. they always need noise around, they are afraid of being drawn into the void that is "silence".
how many of us, while home alone, will turn the TV up, or put some music on? who has never sat in silence for a while, shitted their pants and finally decided to call someone or searched for the next distraction? (in fact that's what Alanis says also in that song). think about it ! at some point, while you were alone for that brief moment, your mind and heart started talking, ideas started racing and you were Scared...
way down deep, your thoughts started making their way out, you got lost in some kind of maze that is yourself and refused to take another step in.
A lot of people talk, and talk... and talk some more. but these people don't have much to say. these people never listened, but instead always tried to fill in the silence. Sometimes, I have this urge to shout out and tell them to "SHUT UP ! DAMN IT !" but I don't because you know it's "socially unacceptable" and all that jazz...
And the fact that I have done it a couple of times and the reception was .... Well let's just say I don't have a lot of "friends" anymore...
another thought for another day...
how many of us, while home alone, will turn the TV up, or put some music on? who has never sat in silence for a while, shitted their pants and finally decided to call someone or searched for the next distraction? (in fact that's what Alanis says also in that song). think about it ! at some point, while you were alone for that brief moment, your mind and heart started talking, ideas started racing and you were Scared...
way down deep, your thoughts started making their way out, you got lost in some kind of maze that is yourself and refused to take another step in.
A lot of people talk, and talk... and talk some more. but these people don't have much to say. these people never listened, but instead always tried to fill in the silence. Sometimes, I have this urge to shout out and tell them to "SHUT UP ! DAMN IT !" but I don't because you know it's "socially unacceptable" and all that jazz...
And the fact that I have done it a couple of times and the reception was .... Well let's just say I don't have a lot of "friends" anymore...
another thought for another day...