Sometimes it's hard to sit in silence. It's not hard to ask God questions and beg for guidance, wisdom or direction, but it can be hard to wait for an answer. It certainly is easier when it's quiet though. I can't have music playing, the TV on or even sounds of people and activity. I need silence. I think that's why I like nighttime better - there isn't the impending threat of silence being interrupted like there is in the morning. Don't get me wrong, there is silence in the morning, but it's more limited.
Makes me wonder though....do other people need silence, feel uncomfortable with silence or avoid silence and look for "noise" to fill the space? If you wouldn't mind sharing your thoughts I'd be interested in hearing them.
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when im in the mood to write poems or songs...i def need complete and utter silence cuz im soooooo ADD and u know it!! i like to sit back and think too... (usually with a cancer stick in my hand) but its quiet.... on the eastern front ;)
Woah... you up at 12 am! Yet - I definitely understand with Lora being gone. Absence makes the heart grow fonder... or something like that!
Anyway... I do need more silence. My TV stays on in my apartment almost all day long, but I only watch an hour or two of it. The rest of the time it is just to have background noise going. I think I am scared of the silence. Claude had his site fast, but I think during the rest series I am going to take a noise fast. We will see...
I need it to be quiet when I'm trying to work on homework and take tests and go to sleep. Sometimes though when there is too much quiet my ears think they hear something that really didnt make a noise.
I like silence. There are days I won't turn the TV on at all and like it. In the last few years, I have found that too much noise overwhelms me. Although, sometimes that quiet has me (over)thinking situations I may be going through. I know there are people that just need that background noise (for company?)
I have to have silence to read, or do anything that involves alot of thought ... especially to talk to with God most of the time. I like the evenings when it's quiet and Aaron and I can just sit and I'll read a book to him, or we'll go outside and he tries to count the stars in the sky before bed. I turn on the TV sometimes when we have company, mostly because if I don't people think it's weird because they are so used to having a TV on somewhere. I just think it is distracting...especially if you have company and your trying to visit with eachother, or spend time with the people around you. Ah noise!
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Silence can be deafening. You are alone and for some of us that is good..and probably necessary, but, for others it may be a time of reflection at things that may not be so great in our lives. But, silence is also truthful I have found. You cannot exactly run from yourself, God, and yes...that silence that demands your patience and attention. If more people could face silence, they may just be facing what they fear the most. Good thought!
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