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Silence: An Untold Universal Expression
Silence has its own voice, its own expressions, its own gestures, and its own language. I have been so busy with work since this morning that I have had very little opportunity to talk to anyone, most of the time has passed in silence. When the evening cast its shadows and I got a little relieved from my daily routine, I thought of talking to someone, but suddenly the thought flashed through my mind like lightning that why not make silence the subject of conversation today. So, I began to mold my silent thoughts into words and meanings to manifest them in the world of expression in a written form.
The need, importance, and
usefulness of speaking for the good, telling the truth, and expressing one's suitable
opinion appropriate to the occasion is undeniable. But there also
exists a general thinking widespread in ordinary masses about the silent people assuming
that they may be simple, unaware, and ignorant enough to understand the reality
of the matters, environment, and events around them. That is why their rights
are often tried to be violated and they are often being deceived.
The reality is contrary to this
common thinking because there are all kinds of silent people. Some are
naturally silent and some occasionally, some are silent in real and some
pretend to be silent, some like to be silent and some are compelled to be
silent. Some are those that silence glorifies their worth and status, while for
some others silence hides their flaws. Some silence has good intentions whereas
some silence is a symbol of devilish mischief and deception. Some silence is a hallmark
of continuity, fluency, smoothness, and immutability, and some silence foreshadowed
a big storm. In scientific terms, it can be said to some extent that some silences
are theoretical and some are practical and applied. The nutshell of the word is
that silence can be both good and bad, and its causes and reasons can be both
good and bad. Today's article reflects this silent side of life.
People who are silent by nature usually
have a genetic inheritance of silence. Sometimes the silence gradually becomes
part of one’s personality since the early stages of life are spent in solitude.
Such people are introverts in terms of personality, accustomed to less
socializing and running away from people, lonely, with a very limited circle of
friends, they have no interest in spreading relationships and expanding social
ties. They have fewer opportunities to communicate, and as many opportunities,
as they have, they talk less than usual people.
Some people are silent because
they have nothing to say. They are usually ignorant and unfamiliar. They contain layman thinking. Simplicity prevails in their nature.
Some silent people have something to say, they want to talk about it, they have understanding, but due to lack of words or expression,
they cannot dare to express their conscience. Shame comes in the way. Despite
being oppressed by the times, they can't open lip for their rights. Such people
are afraid to say something and seek refuge in silence. Sometimes they are
afraid of remorse, they prefer the remorse of silence to the remorse of
speaking.
Some silent people are stubborn and
egoistic. They remain silent to maintain their stubbornness and do not want to
respond to anything against their opinion. Their goal is to remain stubborn and
keep quiet so that people will be compelled to agree or tolerate them.
A dangerous type of silent people
is those who are deceitful and cunning. They pretend to be silent to deceive
people with their cunning tricks. Their silence is against their nature.
Therefore, if a person is a sensible physiognomist, psychologist, or sight-reader,
he can know the real truth behind this type of apparent silence with little
consideration.
Silence also has a lot of
good people and pure intentions. This type of silence is for goodness, virtue,
expediency, and just to avoid dispute, not to harm others. Such silence is described in a blessed hadith as
the cause of salvation and well-being.
The Last Messenger of Allah Almighty, Holy Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be
upon Him) said about this type of silence:
من صمت نجا.
Whoever opted for silence survived successfully.
Therefore, if the purpose of
silence is in the form of salvation and well-being according to the result
stated in this hadith, then such silence is certainly a means of success and prosperity.
But if the result of silence is something other than salvation and well-being,
then one should consider his situation whether it requires some changes in behavior.
However, according to this
hadith, if we look at the successful silences, we find many of the following
good silent ones. Some of them are being mentioned here.
Out of good silent people, some become silent thinking that if they say something then their words will either not be heard or will not be accepted at all, so what is the benefit of talking in such a place? That is why they remain silent. Some people in it think that if they speak the truth, it will be unbearable for others, so they opt for silence to avoid mischief, quarrels, and relationship breakdown. Silence on such occasions is a sign of wisdom and moral courage.
Sometimes silence in nature is
dominated by extraordinary qualities such as the dominance of seriousness, the overburden
of responsibilities, the highest social or educational status, and the philosophical
wisdom and intellect etc. They are silent because there are very few people who can understand what they think according to their highest mental and intellectual level. So, they do not want to waste their wise thoughts and precious words in front of those who are not capable to judge their worth. Such personalities are usually quite impressive.
Similarly, the reason for the
silence of some people is that they are hardworking people whose purpose in
life is a big goal to achieve and the highest aim to target. So, they do not
want to waste their precious time and energy on any unnecessary matters. Therefore,
they quietly continue their work.
Apart from these some types of good
silent people mentioned here, there are many others whose silence is the foundation
of a successful life.
Flowing in these silent thoughts, I silently realized that the black veil of the night covered this
day and the impression of silence in the universe became deeper. The deep silence
of the night turned my attention to the rotation of the day and night. Contemplating this reveals the fact that
the moments of our lives are slipping away from our hands very quietly, and
that someday life will silently reach its destination of the end. So, silence is
such a reality of our lives that is a universe within itself, from beginning to
end, involved in benefits and losses, in truth and falsehood.
In this long string of silent thoughts, I have reached the valleys of
sleep, which are pushing me into deeper layers of silence. But in the world of
dreams, I am realizing that in the system of Allah Almighty, after the worldly
life, the long silence of the grave and the Hereafter also exist. That upcoming
life also has to be prepared for, although the last hope is the forgiveness of
Allah Almighty.
Indeed, He is the best of forgivers.
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