Re-learning the silence I loved
Hello. It's quiet again at nights when Onee-san and Mukhlis aren't home. All this time, it bothered me, the silence I didn't know how to fill in the night, in the room. It wasn't what I remembered the most in my collections of family memories. Yes, we share comfortable silence but that and this are different things. Being alone in a room and having a silent human presence is different. Outside, I love the silence. The comforting kind that leaves odd content spaces in your brain. Whether being with someone or just on my own, peaceful silence are often treasured and welcome in my regards. Even more when it is accompanied with the wonders of books. This evening hit me with a realization. I used to love silence. It was what I loved, as a child, as a teenager, and beyond. Yes, I liked the small chatters and jokes and sometimes, fruitless conversations, but as an introvert, I couldn't quite keep up for the most times. Other than my own small circle of family...