vows of silence
Jan. 2nd, 2008 11:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wasabi_poptartMore and more I've been thinking about how wonderful it would be to not have to talk, ever. I know this isn't feasible, not outside a monastery, but it's something I'd like to try. I'd like to speak only when I absolutely had to, like when responding to a direct question (but only if I felt like answering it), or when giving specifically solicited advice (but only if I felt inclined to give it). I'd like to say something only when I had something important to say. I'd like to hoard my words like a miser clutching pennies, only spending them grudgingly when I absolutely had to.
The more sparingly words are used, the more meaning each one has. It's a matter of economics, really.
The more sparingly words are used, the more meaning each one has. It's a matter of economics, really.
