What is The Sound of Silence?
What comes to mind? . . . . . Is it a passive-aggressive response to a pithy title like that? A response but not a response? One where you decide not to say anything just to see who responds first? Or better yet, is it the reimagined song Sound of Silence by Disturbed , or the original version by Simon and Garfunkel ? If you listen to either version of those make sure you actually listen to the words that are being said such as “ ..people talking without speaking, people hearing without listening…. ”. We are a race that makes a bunch of noise, sound and fury, but with little effect. We are too lost in our own worlds, distracted by the things we invent to make it easier for us to communicate. “white space and silence” photoby rabby ahmed on Unsplash What if we were to use silence? The effort to use silence to help generate tension that may create more open communication between parties. However, in some cases, silence may not w...