ENGLISH BLOG – PART 5 (SINGLE FLOW):The final misunderstanding surrounding silence is perhaps the most painful one—the assumption that quiet people are indifferent. Indifference implies absence of feeling, but silence often contains too much feeling, not too little. Some individuals withdraw precisely because they feel deeply. They sense emotions intensely, absorb atmospheres quickly, and carry the weight of unspoken realities longer than others. For such people, constant interaction becomesp
ENGLISH BLOG – PART 5 (SINGLE FLOW): The final misunderstanding surrounding silence is perhaps the most painful one—the assumption that quiet people are indifferent. Indifference implies absence of feeling, but silence often contains too much feeling, not too little. Some individuals withdraw precisely because they feel deeply. They sense emotions intensely, absorb atmospheres quickly, and carry the weight of unspoken realities longer than others. For such people, constant interaction becomes overwhelming, not fulfilling. Silence is not avoidance; it is regulation. In this way, silence becomes an ethical choice. It prevents harm that careless words might cause. It avoids false agreements made only to maintain social comfort. It allows honesty to exist without confrontation. In a culture that rewards immediacy, this patience appears strange. Yet patience has always been a marker of wisdom. The problem is not that quiet individuals lack social skill; it is that society lacks ...