Silence v. Conversation
I was reading a book on creativity last night and came across a list of opposites to use in a brainstorm. What caught my attention was one of the pairs – silence v. conversation.
If you have been around here for a while you know how I feel about the need for thinking time. I think this pairing is the perfect example of how our society goes at the world. It is either quiet or talking. There is no room for inner anything. I blame this on our addiction to multi-tasking and instant communication (oops, sorry I had to answer an IM from my daughter…yes I am addicted as well!)
I think this one pair really needs to be broken into two:
- silence v. noise (an external environmental factor)
- contemplation v. conversation (a dialogue held either with yourself or with someone else.)
Quite frankly I don’t think these pairs are even really related. But I do think that to combine them causes us to move too quickly and without acknowledging what is truly active in our lives.
Just a thought.
If you’re interested in the book, here is a link.
