Comments on: The Virtue of Silence

By: TC

TC — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:42:30 +0000

I love my music but also really enjoy the silence. Most often when I am outside in the woods or on a mountaintop do I really embrace it. Nice post.

By: Myrna

Myrna — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:05:03 +0000

I just found your blog but plan to come back often — love it. This is an absolutely wonderful post. To me, the scariest part of this lack of silence is that it seems to contribute to the dumbing down of people. When everyone is focused on sharing the mundane details of their lives, there’s no time to sit and process ideas worthy of sharing. That’s probably too broad of a statement but it’s tiring to read endless updates about… nothing.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:42:32 +0000

“I tell you everything that is really nothing, and nothing of what is everything, do not be fooled by what I am saying. Please listen carefully and try to hear what I am not saying.” ~Charles C. Finn

By: timethief

timethief — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:38:01 +0000

I know is unacceptable to leave a trite comment like “great post” but all of your posts are. It takes me days of thinking about them to peel the layers, and when I do all I can say is a pathetic and admiring “wow!”.

I must be one of the few that never watch so-called reality shows. I watched the first couple of weeks of Survivor and that was it – click. I proceeded to the bookshelf to read and enjoy an old classic I have read numerous times before.

I also do not necessarily want to tell the world about the pedestrian features of my life: with silence, I stand a chance of remaining at least somewhat interesting.

I have the same policy when it comes to my blogs.
.-= timethief´s last blog ..It’s no secret =-.

By: Dorothy Stahlnecker

Dorothy Stahlnecker — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:48:15 +0000

This is one great article I don’t think I agree regarding silence as speaking from the heart and soul are often part of the journey to serenity in the mind. However, you are a great writer with great ideas to ponder.

Glad I found you..

Dorothy from grammology
grammology.com
.-= Dorothy Stahlnecker´s last blog ..Is your love Undconditional? =-.

By: Maladjusted

Maladjusted — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:14:41 +0000

When he wanted to annoy the (deceased) Hegel, Kierkegaard used to like to come up with the example of how two seemingly opposite things could be ruined by being synthesised into a third term which preserved moments of each. One of his classic examples was: speech (conversation) is a good thing; silence is also a good thing. But the synthesis of speech and silence is CHATTER which lacks the merits of either speech or silence.

Most blogs are surely chatter. Even (maybe especially) mine.

-Best wishes,

-Mal.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:53:13 +0000

Uh-oh. I am probably in big trouble here because I divulge *the most* personal information on my blog. Some would probably say that my blog indulges far too frequently on ‘overshares’ (a newer term for TMI). But then, I figure, if people are offended or disgusted by it, they can kiss my peaches.

Melinda
.-= Melinda´s last blog ..Why Heroin Addicts and Vegetarians Make Strange Bedfellows =-.

By: Sami

Sami — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:12:27 +0000

Well said. Regarding talk shows, they seem to be playgrounds for people who harbour the desire to become famous in any way possible, perhaps driven by the belief that celebrity equals success, which equals happiness. Unfortunately, controversy often results in publicity, so I guess this might be one reason for people to reveal astounding details on television; things they would perhaps never speak of in private. I get the impression that many reality shows also select the most intolerant, vocal, and least compatible participants for the same reason. The more clashes between the participants, the more controversy they manage to stir up, and the more publicity they will get. It’s a weird and shallow attempt to capitalize off the baser instincts of the viewers, and even more strangely, it seems to work more often than it perhaps should.