Sometimes, we pretend to haven't said anything.
We think that is the truth. What a misbelief!
The mouth is not our only tool for speaking.
We also speak with eyes and body.
There are the sounds, and there is the silence.
But is this silence real?
Do we think if we don't use our mouth there is no speech?
There are the audible and the silent speech.
Sometimes, silence speaks more than words.
Silence can hurt more and sound like thunder.
Eyes and bodies can speak, too.
We can not only read tenderness, love, care, grief, and forgiveness in eyes and bodies but also anger, mockery, contempt, indifference and even hate.
Our outspoken words, as well as the silence, can be used as weapons.
Weapons which hurt us like sharp knives or the shoots of guns.
There is not anything else worse than the silence of ignoring because sometimes, the silence hurts more than words.
Rose Iris
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Rose,
Just to answer question - Yes, It is true, one can not answer to that and also I do actually agree that sometimes it can be an effective method to deal with issues, because why feeding whatever some people are carrying inside them.
It is not that I don’t understand what is written above, because I do, I just think, I have another way of looking at this all :)
Evangelina,
I just wanted to point out that when people we love can hurt us more with their silence than with their words. As long as we have words to express our feelings, even if they are not always pleasant, that's fine, because then we still can reply and discuss . But how can one answer to silence and ignoring?
Rosemary, that's what I wanted to point out.
Questions without getting any answers give us the feeling of to be ignored.
Thanks for understanding me.
Hi Onee-chan, I thank you very much for your detailed comment in relation to many different reasons and moments of silence.
You are right, sudden silence and wordlessness of people we love are the hardest of all.
Hi Roman, yes, that's a similar meaning between the sentences "Sometimes, silence hurts more than words." and "silence speaks louder than words."
Both sentences express how mighty and powerful silence can be.
Thanks for reading and commenting on my blog.
It is difficult to be confronted my silence , it's more hurtful than words especially when u want an answer or a response .
Rose,
Hmmm, I am wondering what made you write this :)
My opinion about staying silent towards any kind of injustice, if people do that ... Well, they can just do that’s their choice, but, then such people don’t have any right whatsoever to have any opinion about that particular matter and even less having the right to pass judgment - They have no right, because the exact moment as they choose silent over fair play, they discard any right to have any opinion as well.
If one chooses to stay silent, then is it alright to have an opinion and pass judgment?
This is just my standing point, I know it sounds harsh, I could say so many things, I think I already did :-/
How thoughtful it is that we interpret words so differently. Roman wrote this “Silence speaks louder than words” and I often use this phrase “Actions speaks louder than words” and I interpret it in a complete different way.
Yes, agreed though, silence from the people whom matter to us and we love, of course their silence hurts ...,
Sometimes people are so busy playing redeemed, maybe it’s time to search deep within their conscious, soul and hearts.
Hi Rose,
I agree with you. It's not sometimes, but sure, SILENCE HURTS MORE THAN WORDS. It hurts when people near to us suddenly vanish and left without any words. We are wondering if we did something wrong. However, people near to us, they also probably never regard as us a friend. It's one of the reason why we should move on. I experienced this. However, being hurt is a choice to me. )) "No one can hurt you without your consent". And forgiving will make our heart free.
It's the other story, the opposite story, when we keep silent to a stranger, where we are never sure about the intention. Not to mention if we know. I'm sorry to say, but, NO HEART involved in this. It's good if silence can prevent bad intention. ;))
Let me tell you recently I noticed something. It's in my real life. There is a old man, one of neighbors, who is indecent and he likes teasing girls for his interest. I can't tell the details. Many girls, including me, ignore him as much as we could, though it is not answering his questions. Once, a weak girl responded, she cried and shocked that she was trapped to come into his house. Fortunately, it's not too far, but regrets can't be ignored by her. It's just one of million cases. :)
Hi Rose!
You are right!
And I want to add that sometimes we would rather listen to scolding of someone (friends/relatives) than silence. Sometimes, when we know, that we did wrong, we even want to hear their scolding words in our address. Because it can defuse the situation or "remove a mountain from our shoulders". Because that silence speaks louder than words!
Thank you for sharing!