Silence is radical. When sustained, it has an effect on your
perception comparable to that of any number of chemicals with which you
might seek change. Your vision transforms, to start with; you suddenly
find yourself absorbing what’s on the periphery, massive amounts of
once-invisible data assailing your pupils. When you’re not preparing
your next remark, your hearing capacity expands, too: the changing
rhythms of the wind; the muted thud of a teardrop hitting the wooden
floor; your neighbor’s beating heart. And taste, and smell, they’re
amplified and shifted, as well—a cup of tea sipped without the
surrounding dialogue …is a more intricate cup of tea. Silence gives you
the opportunity to know any number of an object’s facets that typically
disappear behind the verbal screens we erect constantly, unthinkingly,
between our selves and our environments.And surely the power of wordless touch is one each of us knows; I need not expand on that.
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