Ship of Fools: Silence: word association

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Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :

No - this isn't the Circus game; this is an invitation to you to post any four words that you personally associate with silence. It's fine if you want to repeat any of other people's words. This is a bit of an experiment to see how people perceive silence, good, bad, or just plain descriptive. Any noun or adjective you like (no obscenities please).

If you find four words limiting, stick in a few more. Four is just a suggested guideline; it's what works for you. If you want to post a second lot of words later, please do. If anyone wants to ask anyone else questions about the words they've chosen, that's absolutely fine, happy to discuss them on this thread.

I'll post four words to start off:

stillness
death
listening
space

Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :

Hmmmm, I'm not sure my brain is awake enough yet but:

Peace
Serenity
Calm
Argument [in the sense of I'm-not-speaking-yo-you!]

Posted by Fineline (# 12143) on :

solitude
simplicity
depth
stillness

Posted by Sarasa (# 12271) on :

calm
presence
gathering
equality

Posted by Sipech (# 16870) on :

peace
emptiness
calm
thrum

They might seem contrary to one another and to some extent they are. But maybe they are more complementary. The thrum might be distinctly out of place, but I hark back to time spent at my grandmother's in rural Wales, miles away from anywhere else. It was the quietest place I knew and yet in that silence you could stil pick up the faintest sound, quite possibly the blood in my ears.

Posted by Miffy (# 1438) on :

Spaciousness
Receptivity
Openness
Focus

Posted by kingsfold (# 1726) on :

Hmmm....

Refreshment
Encounter
Peace
Gratitude

Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on :

blank
clean
pure
new

Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :

Peace
Openness
Relaxation
Restoration

Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on :

still
day
dog
afternoon light

The explanation for the last three lies in the fact that the only time I get silence is when I'm home during the day, the rest of the family is out, and the dog is snoozing.

Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :

peace
quiet
still
alone

Posted by Jengie jon (# 273) on :

breath
space
trees
snowy nights

The first three I suspect do not need explanation. The third is simply that is one of the few times you cannot hear traffic from my flat.

Jengie

Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :

suffocating
distracting
lonely
isolation

It's true, I have a hard time with silence. I've gotten a little better after having done meditation in group therapy. But it does help if I have some kind of sound or noise. Although it's been decades since I lived in the country, so I'm a little better with quiet (i.e., it doesn't feel so isolating).

Posted by kingsfold (# 1726) on :

Thanks for these churchgeek.

You say you have a hard time with silence. As one who seems to be naturally comfortable with silence and finds it liberating, I am very aware that I struggle to see why it is difficult for others.

Your words help me to understand a little, and hopefully empathise a little better.

Posted by Miffy (# 1438) on :

Some more words:

dawning
realisation
freshness of mind

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