Enjoying Company
by Lee on February 17, 2008
My Mom used to tell me that my Dad and her used to enjoy silence in the middle of the night. No lights, no conversation, just the listening to the quiet breathing of each other and knowing that their love was there in the room. Many people are uncomfortable with silence. Perhaps from being used to the constant cacophony of radio and television, as a society we find silence disturbing.
An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.
— Walter Bagehot
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- The Company You Keep “You are known by the company you keep. Choose your associates wisely.” — Marylou Reedy ...
- That Awkward Silence “When something that honest is said it usually needs a few minutes of silence to dissipate.” — Pamela Ribon ...
- On Grief “Scars remind us of where we’ve been … they don’t have to dictate where we’re going.” — From the television show, “Criminal Minds”, episode “The Slave of Duty” that aired 12/9/2009. ...
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