~ Elbert Hubbard
Sometimes silence is a way of communicating. Saying nothing says things loudly but only if we are listening. The sense of hearing is associated with the presence or absence of sound but most people only associate listening with the presence of sound. Stop and think for a moment of a time when you were given the "silent treatment". Saying nothing at all can speak volumes...but does the intended receiver understand? It takes a perceptive person to understand and I am not sure most people stop and truly process what their senses tell them to truly perceive...looking is not seeing...hearing is not listening...touching is not feeling.
One who fails to perceive in life short changes himself and others. What a sad loss. Some people's silence is filled with prayerful meditation, others with a spiteful message. People's words are also filled with importance. Reading and hearing/listening is not equivalent to understanding though. You must use all of your senses to make meaning...the more senses that are engaged, the more meaning you have....but...remember, when it comes to people (and many other things too) looking is not seeing, hearing is not listening....go a bit deeper...then you might understand a bit better.
Rosie .... this is beautifully written.
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