I didn't know at the time the people he was with as he went underground against the dictator, as he spoke in street rallies and lived with the masa, as he sang "Kanlungan," "Ugat," "Karapatang Pantao" and "Tatsulok." If I had known the business of those suspicious looking men who came to our house in the dead of night forever whispering, I would have been ashamed of my professors, my classmates, and my school. .
During my 18th birthday, he bought a 29-inch color TV and a VCD player. Of course it was for the family, but I knew it was first and foremost a gift for me. No matter how hard he tried to hide it, his face radiated pride and love as he rested medal after medal on my head every year. Despite his weak heart and physique, we scoured Makati to disseminate my résumé. And when I landed my first job, he was the first to smile. I can still remember when he placed his big, big palm on my back and stroked my agony away as I cried tears once in church. I cried more tears. I didn't quite figure out what were in those hands that made me feel everything will be okay. Or, what was in that big warm smile that, as my brother puts it, makes you believe there's peace on earth.
I texted him one ordinary birthday greeting last year, and he told me that his officemates stared at him perplexed. They didn't know how an SMS could make him cry. I can imagine the irony of that scene: the big burly man of society crying while reading and re-reading the corniest message. They will ask him why -- and he will not tell. The memory is between him and me: my favorite guy, and his favorite girl.
I unfortunately shouted strong words at him one time. For a while there I thought I was the one with high blood. That was the first time, and the last, I ever mustered strength to talk back -- and I'm not proud of it. I saw fear in his eyes that for some time nourished my pride, but made my love suffer. We became distant.
THE VIRTUE OF SILENCE Of all the virtues that most men and women disregard, it is silence. ... Silence of the senses, silence of inner muscular tone, silence of feeling" (Da Passano, 23). ... Absolute, utter silence. ... In truth, silence isn't always a good thing. ... But even so, no silence is always bad. ...
The Silence of the Lands When a man hears nothing, he receives no information. However, in the proper context, silence can make more of an impact than words ever could. ... Afterwards there was a silence on board the yacht. . . . ... Later in Marlow's tale, silence serves to represent mystifying grandness. ... An empty stream, a great silence, an impenetrable forest. . . . ...
First of all, I believe we have the right to have silence and to have not silence. ... Maybe because I can talk up a storm at times, I love, maybe even crave the essence of silence. ... I had recently learned this while sitting in silence in class which made me to think was the shear essence of me remembering this because I was in silence? ... This will be our solution for us to obtain our ever so needed silence. ... Since this is our make or break year we could use all the silence as possible....
Inexplicably we knew exactly when the other needed silence and someone to just understand. ... I understood the silence needed by Travis and he understands the silence needed by me. ... He understood the times in my recovery that my only need was to be with him in silence and through his silence he spoke volumes to me. I knew exactly what he was saying with his silence, no words were necessary. ... Silence is a powerful communicator when shared by those who truly understand and care for each other. ...
Paul Simon's The Sound of Silence transcends the mediocre. ... Talking with silence would mean solitude, loneliness if not ennui. ... Nevertheless, it was still imprisoned "within the sound of silence."" ... But my words like silent raindrop fell, Echoed in the wells of Silence. ... Only by listening to the Sound of Silence can one be able to resolve this intrinsic issue. ...
In this verse you first hear the recurring paradox "the sound of silence", here used to represent his thoughts (i.e. they are given sound by him, but otherwise they are formless) He then begins to describe his vision (or his "restless dream"); as he walks down a dark, lonely, cold street he suddenly sees the "flash of a neon light". ... Here the "sound of silence" is the detached rut that these people have put themselves in that no one dare break (by "speaking" or "listening") The singer tries to reach these people, telling them that this unspeaking, unhearing silence will consume them l...
Some might consider silence to be a lack of communication; however, silence can be an extremely powerful form of communication. ... Silence can be defined as not having any noise at all. Silence can help portray certain things that may be odd. ... Silence is important for paying respect to people. ... Many people don't want to be in silence. ...
The film A Question of Silence (1982) is a bold political feminist separatist film that unveils the oppressive essence of gender relationships in society. ... The filmmaker makes it a point to show the women being silenced in society. ... In A Question of Silence, the housewife is left holding the empty coffee cup saucer after her husband takes the cup. ... The three women in A Question of Silence having been silenced throughout their lives choose to continue the silence when a female psychiatrist comes to speak to them. ...
