Silence is golden.Think about the quietest place you can retreat to. If possible, go there now.Now, crane your ear.Even the quietest of places have some sound, whether it’s a siren blaring in the distance, the ticking of a clock, a humming fan, or a blur of conversation carried out somewhere in the background.
It’s rare that your world is properly silent. It’s so rare, in fact, that when you do finally find total silence it feels as eerie as it does shocking.Sound is so welcome in our lives, that we forget what it feels like to enjoy quiet.
It’s unthinking, the way we invite it into our lives. You sit down with a good book, but your television is on low in the background.
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