Is Silence a Virtue or is it a Burden?

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Is there a beauty to silence?

Silence is hated on, avoided and rejected. However, silence is your friend, and it's magical. Wouldn't you want to sit in complete silence with no distractions and watch what'll happen?

Your awareness touches a subtle recognition that everything around you is natural motion, and all of this motion is rested in the space of Silence.

You will begin to see that silence is the space for everything. If you wait for life to happen and sit still the unexpected can happen and something truly intense can come from the constant monotony of silence.

It's only when we become quiet does our pain start to become recognised by our conscience, all happening within the space of Silence.

Those who spend their days talking, in the centre of attention often deprive themselves of the listener's benefits. Being silent and listening allows people to gain knowledge and perspective.

Being on the outside of a conversation allows the opportunity to form ones own views and create a strategy to carry out those views. Those who are usually silent are more likely to be taken seriously when they decide to express their views rather than those who are dogmatic.

Moreover, silence has been studied extensively in psychology and does have a few downfalls. While too much of it will prove harmful (psychotic events were seen in prisoners who've sat in solitary for awhile), it allows people's minds to slow down and focus. This reduces stress, improves cognition, etc..

Here is a video proposing the problems with complete silence and having no company of the usual sounds that surround us every day as we try to make out what we are used to in absolute silence driving us crazy with anxiety:

Thank You for Reading!