It had never occurred to us that silence could become a luxury, something few people can appreciate. These people who can escape routines, who make us not have time for ourselves, who submit and make us fear loneliness and silence.
The environments we live in today are so noisy and we adapt in such a way that we think that being alone and silent is a negative thing, some people even experience anxiety right now, so it’s important to answer some questions for us to recognize. the implications of this kind of fear or limitation.
- We don’t realize it.
- But we’re quiet.
- We look for noise even when we have a chance to get away from it.
- We have to wonder why we’re afraid of silence.
- Do we feel lonely if there’s no noise?.
Do we turn on radio or television at home when we’re alone because we can’t stand the noise pressure?We’re going to noisy places because the loneliness of our house haunts us?It doesn’t even come to mind to practice yoga or meditation What a stress to be calm and at all quiet!
The truth is that getting the silence we’re talking about is no easy task and inserting a little bit of it into our routine can be an even more difficult challenge, many of our desires, aspirations or concerns are where there is noise, an external noise and an internal noise, into a torrent of thoughts with an exhausting flow that never stops.
Several studies have been conducted on this subject. Particularly present are those in which people living in large cities are compared to those who live in rural areas, the differences leave us speechless. People who live or work in very noisy places, who fall asleep listening to the noise or bustle of a city that never stops are more vulnerable to certain health problems.
Circulatory system problems, stress, anxiety? If we look for the main causes of all this, it will be easy to find a lack of rest in the first positions. Our autopilot, after years and years of doing the same thing, is ready to move from one stimulus to another.
Silence disturbs us, silence makes us nervous. These phrases are just beliefs that try to justify something we don’t want to see in ourselves. What are we afraid of?
However, our mind needs to be silent. Because it is only thanks to the absence of noise that our neurons can improve their growth, in addition, our mind and body relax, getting rid of worries that can be a cluster of problems and tensions caused by outside noise, because when there is noise, We can not get along If we do not get along, we will hardly be able to count on a clear and clear mind.
As Buddhism says, “noise and agitation keep us away from ourselves. “Who takes the time to get to know each other?Isn’t that right? When there are so many urgent tasks, when can time always be postponed for us?
Is silence much more than practicing meditation or leaving the mind empty?A totally false belief about these practices. It’s about sorry to stop living on autopilot and enjoy the present more, there’s no need to do great things, just enjoy a meal, enjoy the flavors, enjoy the sound of birds while walking in nature.
All this means living. Because if there’s one thing that’s constantly inserted into noisy environments, it’s that we don’t live, we exist. For what? Do the right thing, without taking advantage of it, without taking care of yourself and without giving importance to what you have. We move only for reasons that are often not ours, but alien.
“Some people find silence unbearable because they have a lot of noise in themselves. -Robert Fripp-
We must not hesitate to remain silent. We have to turn off the TV and open a book. Exercise in a park without wearing headphones. In our day to day we are already subjected to constant noise. Why keep causing this when we have time for ourselves?Are we afraid to connect with ourselves and the world around us, what are we running from?