Meaning: nothing.
And what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you read ‘nothing’? Blank, black space with no end to how far you can go into it, and no end to its size and weight.
Wait, weight? When did nothing have a weight?
What is silence? No sound. A silent, empty, plain room, what would you say it has? Nothing. It has absolutely nothing in it.
Yet, if you stood inside it, you would be surrounded by silence- the absence of sound, and it would torture you, its immense weight upon you may even make you drop dead on to the empty floor after a period of time.
But of course, if things- living or non living- are present in the room, the silence can be of different types, based on what is there and your feelings then. Silence can be happy, sad, full, empty, guilt ridden, awkward, expectant, thick and even fragile if the things around you are especially known for being loud.
A sudden absence of loudness from a person creates lots of anxiety and worry for the people who truly care. A sudden presence of it, however, may be understood by the people who care in two ways- one, the beloved person is happy and joyful and excited. Two, if nothing has really happened to make the beloved person happy, then he/she has gone mad.
All of the above are just my random thoughts, none of which are to be taken seriously.
(What an abrupt ending!)
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