Silence – a Constructor or Destructor:

Yesterday, I was listening to a musical concert and before the music started there was a deep silence. All musical instruments were all set to awake but there were few moments for actual composition to start. I was feeling impatient and thinking about the melody which will start in some time. I was thinking about the emotions that the composition will unfold. The wait was not for hearing something good….The wait was for hearing something – Either good or bad, So that I can enjoy if it is good and I can change if it is otherwise. Finally the wait was over and silence of the environment was broken by the music in the air. It started with a smooth piano as the leader supported by others. The composition started with slow rhythm and in some time it was in full swing. The composer intentionally started it slow to give us time to adapt it and then increased the tempo. In some time I was lost in the music and then the reverberation was suddenly stopped. All the instruments were on rest and there was a deep silence in the air; again. But, this silence was only for a moment and the air was again filled with music. This moment of silent, unlike the initial wait was splendid. Although, this silent moment was not expected but in one sense it made the composition complete because here the silence was part of music. This silent moment like an adventurous Roller Coaster ride dropped the intensity from a peak point to rock bottom. But again, like a Roller Coaster, This moment was a very tiny as compared to the full length but it made the entire composition superb. In other sense this moment was very tiny therefore it made the entire composition superb otherwise if it would have ruined the bliss.
After the concert ended, I was thinking of the silence in the beginning of composition and then in between. This silence applies to all phases of our life; be it professional or be it personal; be it friendship or be it work. When we are waiting to start something new in our life; there is a feeling of impatience and insecurity. We don’t know whether the new venture will be good or bad; whether the new relationship will be trustworthy or not. We just want to start it soon so that either we can enjoy it or change it. And the time comes when our life is filled with it. We become used to it and take it as granted because it becomes part of life and here it losses the value. Now a sudden dip is required to rejuvenate the value. This dip can be a loss in the business or can be some distance in relationships. This dip makes the entire venture valuable throughout the length. But this dip has to be negligible. This drop of intensity from peak to bottom should not last long. This arriving and departure of this fall should be swift. This fall should give us time to value the part of life which is empty now but it should not give us time to change it. And once this dip is filled, when this moment is gone; life gets normal with better outlook and attitude.
So, Silence can be a constructor or destructor. It only depends which part of life it is falling in and of course the duration. The emptiness in life can be disastrous; but if this emptiness is for a small time and at perfect timing then it makes us value every smallest thing we have.