The Deafening Sound of Silence and the Tranquil Reverberation of Noise

by Danielle Marie A. Parreño
III – Antoine Henri Becquerel
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Thunders roar from a distant land, agitating those who are in peace. Meanwhile, the breeze sings a mute song in the midst of a war – stricken place. The two opposing force of the nature fights each other within each other, the silence and the noise. Both forces complies the will of Mother Nature herself to do what they must. But in the middle of everything, silence could be a plague of noise and the noise could be the outbreak of silence.

Some might find the silence as the beauty of the peaceful aura of their surroundings. For them, nothing would overcome the magnificent atmosphere that silence has given them. Yet others, perturbed by their anxious thoughts, might find silence quite deafening. In silence, everything is still. In stillness, some find it to be very irksome. It is possible that the noise of their deep thoughts is prevailing over the stillness. In silence, the noise of our thoughts could be slowly corrupting in what should be the calm state of our mind. We seem to cover our ears and scream helplessly over the non-existing noises. The thoughts of our mind seem to echo in on us making the noise in very serene surroundings. Yes, it is indeed possible for the noise to prevail on us even in our hushed surroundings, making silence inevitably deafening.

Noise has many definitions. Depending on anyone, it could be any sound which is annoying or unpleasant to their ears. But somehow, in ways we do not notice, noise could also be the outbreak of silence. We make noise for a lot of reason and one of those reasons is the silence. We break the silence by means of noise. Though others may say that noise is irritating, for others it is a sigh of relief. It could possibly be the most beautiful sound that they have ever heard, especially when their thoughts are filled with nothing but the deafening sound of silence. We could say that at last, silence has created noise for it to break free. No one could live in a world with no noise, a silent world. The silent mind is already maddening others, what more of a silent world? Indeed, silence could make tranquil reverberations too, those of which we call noise.

The silence and the noise are two contradictory forces clashing at each other. No matter how pleasing the serene sound of silence or the raucous sound of noise is, it all depends on how different people respond on it. Both could be a blessing or a curse. It all depends on how our minds will react unto it. As what I’ve said, silence could be a plague of noise and at the same time, noise could be the outbreak of silence. It is still part of Mother Nature, the silence and the noise.