19 / 365 Learn to Practise
Silence
Let us be silent,
that we may hear the whispers of the Gods.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have you heard the
old adage ‘speech is silver and silence is gold’? Here’s a very difficult
exercise – keeping quiet! Set your timer and decide not to speak even one word
during the next one hour. You will realise how difficult is this ‘easy’
exercise.
The ability to speak
is a unique gift, which only human beings have which distinguishes us from
other living things. But it is also the most misused and over used skill. When
you practice silence, you will notice that it substantially enhances your focus
and energy. You may question how your energy and speaking are connected to each
other, but it is true. In addition, this ‘self-imposed silent hour’ will also
give you the gift of ‘thinking time’.
A journalist friend
of mine maintains complete silence every Wednesday and he says that it is his
‘writing day’.
There is another
context, where you can practice silence, that is, when others speak. Some
people cannot wait for others to complete their communication and will
interrupt. From today notice if you also belong to this ‘club’!
(From my book “365 Exciting Ways to Live”)
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