What makes you silent?

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Silence has many meanings and expressions though it's wordless and causes no sound. What is your definition of silence and what can make you silent at least for a moment?
According to me silence is more powerful than even thousand words and no one till now has found real interpretations of silence. Can you find? :whistle:

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You break silence when you need to communicate. Also there is limit to capacity to speak. words are precious. Hence, we should remain silent and speak only when necessary to communicate. where you need to express your thoughts or make or respond, you must speak. Speech has purpose. silence none. When speech is purposeless, you are silent.
"You break silence when you need to communicate. Also there is limit to capacity to speak. words are precious. Hence, we should remain silent and speak only when necessary to communicate. where you need to express your thoughts or make or respond, you must speak. Speech has purpose. silence none. When speech is purposeless, you are silent. "


I can't agree sir....
Silence often can be a purpose....sometimes keeping silent is the best way to say, what we carry in our mind at that time....i.e.Words are often not at all necessary. Silence can express it all :)
You break silence when you need to communicate. Also there is limit to capacity to speak. words are precious. Hence, we should remain silent and speak only when necessary to communicate. where you need to express your thoughts or make or respond, you must speak. Speech has purpose. silence none. When speech is purposeless, you are silent.


Some times you are bound to keep silence because you have promised that you would not speak. That is hurting some times. But a promise is a promise so you keep mum.
I prefer to be silent when I heard a foolish question or a question without common sense :dry:
I prefer to be silent when I heard a foolish question or a question without common sense :dry:


What is a foolish or senseless question? :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Why remain silent when you can express? If things that are nonexplainable then you dont have choice.
That makes it more difficult some times when your explanation will make things more complicated rather than sorting them out. So this is better to keep mum in such cases.
"You break silence when you need to communicate. Also there is limit to capacity to speak. words are precious. Hence, we should remain silent and speak only when necessary to communicate. where you need to express your thoughts or make or respond, you must speak. Speech has purpose. silence none. When speech is purposeless, you are silent. "


I can't agree sir....
Silence often can be a purpose....sometimes keeping silent is the best way to say, what we carry in our mind at that time....i.e.Words are often not at all necessary. Silence can express it all :)


Generally, you need to speak or write to communicate. Some simple things may be communicated by gestures. Also some times silence is equivalent to speech. If you do not say 'no', the other person may assume that you say 'yes'. He may take your silence as 'yes'.

When you need to speak, silence may confuse, particularly, if the other person treats your silence as agreement. Many movies have been made on this theme.
"You break silence when you need to communicate. Also there is limit to capacity to speak. words are precious. Hence, we should remain silent and speak only when necessary to communicate. where you need to express your thoughts or make or respond, you must speak. Speech has purpose. silence none. When speech is purposeless, you are silent. "


I can't agree sir....
Silence often can be a purpose....sometimes keeping silent is the best way to say, what we carry in our mind at that time....i.e.Words are often not at all necessary. Silence can express it all :)


Generally, you need to speak or write to communicate. Some simple things may be communicated by gestures. Also some times silence is equivalent to speech. If you do not say 'no', the other person may assume that you say 'yes'. He may take your silence as 'yes'.

When you need to speak, silence may confuse, particularly, if the other person treats your silence as agreement. Many movies have been made on this theme.


We have a proverb "Maunam Sammatham"....... silence/keeping quiet means Yes. :laugh: :laugh: which is most applicable when a boy meets a girl for the first time along with his relatives, for a match
"You break silence when you need to communicate. Also there is limit to capacity to speak. words are precious. Hence, we should remain silent and speak only when necessary to communicate. where you need to express your thoughts or make or respond, you must speak. Speech has purpose. silence none. When speech is purposeless, you are silent. "


I can't agree sir....
Silence often can be a purpose....sometimes keeping silent is the best way to say, what we carry in our mind at that time....i.e.Words are often not at all necessary. Silence can express it all :)


Generally, you need to speak or write to communicate. Some simple things may be communicated by gestures. Also some times silence is equivalent to speech. If you do not say 'no', the other person may assume that you say 'yes'. He may take your silence as 'yes'.

When you need to speak, silence may confuse, particularly, if the other person treats your silence as agreement. Many movies have been made on this theme.


We have a proverb "Maunam Sammatham"....... silence/keeping quiet means Yes. :laugh: :laugh: which is most applicable when a boy meets a girl for the first time along with his relatives, for a match


Is this 'maunam sammartham' viz. Silence means agreeing.

I do not agree with the title. This should be 'what makes you speak?'. Speech is positive act. Silence is not. silence is nothing but absence of speech. This is just like light. Absence of light is called dark.
Silence - I believe - is a powerful idiom and it all depends on the person who practices it! Silence can be golden in various situations. we have various kinds of it. It can be stupid, wise,expressive and inexpressive! Silence could be an expression of agreement or disagreement! It could be one of indulgence or anger!
Silence - I believe - is a powerful idiom and it all depends on the person who practices it! Silence can be golden in various situations. we have various kinds of it. It can be stupid, wise,expressive and inexpressive! Silence could be an expression of agreement or disagreement! It could be one of indulgence or anger!


So many interpretations :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Entammo..... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Silence could be to keep some one safe from getting in to problems. Some people take to silence to keep others away from getting into awkward situations.
Many time silent means many things and we remain silent to mean manythings.
Many time silent means many things and we remain silent to mean manythings.

What is this 'many thing'? Can you explain? :silly: :blink:
He is saying be silent when ever you required to complete your work.
I prefer to be silent when I heard a foolish question or a question without common sense :dry:


What is a foolish or senseless question? :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


It happens with me and I really get mad but keep silent. :whistle:

At present I can't recollect any, will tell you the next incident :laugh:
I prefer to be silent when I heard a foolish question or a question without common sense :dry:


What is a foolish or senseless question? :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


It happens with me and I really get mad but keep silent. :whistle:

At present I can't recollect any, will tell you the next incident :laugh:


Tell the truth.....who ask foolish or senseless questions...you or Anil chettan? :evil: :evil: :evil:
I think, I should ask him to get the answer, not you :P
The one whom I like makes me silence and it is the most wonderful moment I would alwas cherish
When any one shout on me and when I feel depressed then that moment make me to be silent

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