The duality of silence

Like all aspects of our humanity, silence also presents itself as a duality.

Inner silence

When we connect with inner silence, it gifts us with self-gaze. It teaches us not to believe everything our mind tells us, to connect with the wisdom of the body and the honesty of what we truly need in this moment.

For me, it is a symbol of transparency, presence, and voice. Everything we are being is correct in the moment we connect with that silence, and everything has its place and function. In this state, we flow with life, we unblock ourselves, and we allow what needs to go, to go, and we let in what does us good, helps us grow, or lets us enjoy the present.

Imposed silence

When silence is imposed from the outside, we return to the opposite of the duality. Here appear secrets, invisibility, and control over who we are or should be (in the other’s vision).

The body feels unsafe and reacts to try to protect us, in the best way it has learned or knows. We close ourselves off to the possibilities of the moment and stop being ourselves, stop expressing ourselves, stop feeling.

Our story becomes told by others. That silence leaves us breathless and tries to convince us that the other, the one who imposes silence, is the one who holds the only truth.

Reflection

History books contain many silences. In our families. In our relationships.

Have you considered what type of silence you are cultivating?

What type of silence is the person in front of you experiencing?

Is your voice more important than the other’s?

When you read a story or watch the news, do you consider the possible silences missing to complete the version you are consuming and believing?