Silence is the state of complete absence of sound. We've all used silence at one point of our lives. However, there are some people in life that live off of being silent, people who depend on it. I’m sure people who find a comfort in silence know it isn’t right to hold things in, but they still do it.
Many people find a comfort in being silent, they believe that by being silent there will neither create nor start problems. Audre Lorde's quote, "Your silence will never protect you," states that by one being silent, by holding all those thoughts, comments, questions, and ideas bottled up inside will get you nowhere, it won’t protect you. It’s dangerous to hold onto so much because reality is, it won’t protect us; in fact it will do the complete opposite, it will slowly and unintentionally harm us.
Lorde infers that we should speak up. We should speak up because it’s truly the right thing to do, not because we feel pressured into doing so. By speaking up, we allow other people to get a different perspective and see a sense of purpose of what we don’t only feel, but a reason why we feel that way. If one doesn’t speak up now, they will eventually do it, right? Or will crumble to the ground holding everything in because “it’s the right thing to do”? At one point or another, we have to say what comes to mind, because holding so much in will only result in making ourselves miserable.
Reality is, words are like magic. Words allow us to make things happen by simply putting them together. So why is it that people are afraid to speak out? Why are women indirective and just can’t simply stop the silence and speak up? Why is it that men can be so directive, and don’t think before they speak?
I absolutely agree with you, being silent and holding everything in can be so dangerous. In some causes we do need to speak up we can't hold it in because that ends up harming us.
ReplyDeleteI also agree, you should speak up and say something but not because you are forced to. People should not be afraid to say something when they think something is wrong or they disagree. Not speaking up is more dangerous then speaking up would be.
ReplyDeleteI understand this a lot because I used to be very quiet all the time, but recently I have started to speak up more often. I can say from experience that people push you around more often when you don't speak up for yourself and it is sad that people feel the need to take advantage like that. Also, I think people are afraid to speak out because they feel that they might be judged by the people around them or upset someone with what they have to say.
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