Breaking the Silence
This day of silence has changed me completely as a person. I didn't begin to understand it until I looked back on yesterday as I prepared to fast and today and the results of becoming silent. Let me share, as these burdens of self realization must be free.
I value the importance that a whisper holds, because I have known silence.
I value the importance of friendship, because I know what it is like to walk alone.
I understand the need to be filled, because I have known hunger.
I understand the virtue of patience, because I have seen anger.
I understand the need of rules and established order, because I have seen chaos.
I value the slightest smile, because I have seen tears.
I value health, because I have seen great illness.
I value numbness, because I have felt great pain.
I value love, because I have faced loneliness.
I value God, because I have almost been lost.
I value my scars, because it shows I was redeemed.
I value life, because I have seen death.
I value myself, because I have once wanted to die.
Even as I have taken the tape off my mouth hours ago, I still feel its presence on my face. My need to speak is fading, but I know now that I must learn to speak less and speak with importance. My need for gluttony is fading, something I am proud of. I see food now as merely a tool for survival, not a way of life.
I am proud of myself.
This day of silence has changed me completely as a person. I didn't begin to understand it until I looked back on yesterday as I prepared to fast and today and the results of becoming silent. Let me share, as these burdens of self realization must be free.
I value the importance that a whisper holds, because I have known silence.
I value the importance of friendship, because I know what it is like to walk alone.
I understand the need to be filled, because I have known hunger.
I understand the virtue of patience, because I have seen anger.
I understand the need of rules and established order, because I have seen chaos.
I value the slightest smile, because I have seen tears.
I value health, because I have seen great illness.
I value numbness, because I have felt great pain.
I value love, because I have faced loneliness.
I value God, because I have almost been lost.
I value my scars, because it shows I was redeemed.
I value life, because I have seen death.
I value myself, because I have once wanted to die.
Even as I have taken the tape off my mouth hours ago, I still feel its presence on my face. My need to speak is fading, but I know now that I must learn to speak less and speak with importance. My need for gluttony is fading, something I am proud of. I see food now as merely a tool for survival, not a way of life.
I am proud of myself.
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