You can listen to silence, Reuven. I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own. It talks to me sometimes. I feel myself alive in it. It talks. And I can hear it....You have to want to listen to it, and then you can hear it. It has a strange, beautiful texture. It doesn't always talk. Sometimes - sometimes it cries, and you can hear the pain of the world in it. It hurts to listen to it then. But you have to.
In the quote from Chaim Potok's "The Chosen," the narrator reflects on the significance of silence, suggesting that it is not merely an absence of sound but a source of profound wisdom and insight. Silence has its own unique quality that can engage us deeply if we are open to listening. It can evoke a sense of vitality and connection to our inner selves, allowing for moments of realization and understanding.
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