Is Silence Too Loud for You?

Silence can be so loud that it’s deafening

Photo by Zhimai Zhang on Unsplash

I used to have a strange relationship with silence. Maybe it came from childhood when my dad used to tell me to speak up, not to stand there as silent as a lemon. Not sure why this particular citrus fruit was singled out? After all, I can’t say I’ve ever heard an apple speak? And then, in the next breath, he would tell me not to answer back.