Monday, February 05, 2007
Do not speak unless you can improve the silence
A train stops at a not so upmarket station and I board the train. The only thing I found subsisting was silence. How could the whole box swarmed with people be filled with silence? As though there was no one existing in the train and the driver wants to just head the train to its destination faster. The involuntary muscles greedy for a reflex action rule over me and my hands slide into my pockets. This is to increase the volume of the music in my ears. Now, I listen as though I would not have been able to listen to one of my favorite songs peacefully. My ears then become sentient with a realisation that there is absolute no necessity to increase the volume, silence is the only thing in prevalence now. My eyes try to take a glimpse and there is a small mathematical calculation involved, about sixty seventy people in one compartment and there is just silence! This is simply the Mx effect, I call. All heads down in the paper, I can hardly see faces. Yes, Mx is an evening newspaper, which people of all ages, from all hemishperes of life grab and get themselves busy, be it news, sports section, horoscope or the sudoku, which one of my friends likes to solve..... Meanwhile, I also read some headlines here or there from some one's paper. My curiosity to read the horoscope for the day amplifies in spite of knowing the day is close to retirement. I know myself how my entire day has been. I do not even try to justify as to why the curiosity should still exist.
The train stops and people get down, some people board the train and some are still waiting on the other platform. I slowly see a lady talking to a gentleman sitting in front of her, there I go.... Finally I have seen some one talking. I become environment deaf but of course, I do listen to the muzic in my ears. Every one looks at him as if they were not supposed to talk but sit silently following the norm. Why not? Its public transport and you gotta talk. Alright, I had decreased the volume of my ear phones some time back, thanks to silence again. I hear a nice funky ring tone, I wish I had that one on my mobile. But none like mine.... Its very sweet.... if you have heard of the cuppy cake. The cutest n sweetest of all. The receiver takes the call and starts sending the voice signal with less loss of noise. In simple words, he starts talking, people again turn their heads and see who is talking. Some do not even turn as though they don't bother, good people I think, but no, they are the people who are like but have increased volume of music in their ears and are unaware of the loudness. This conversation is not an interesting one but every one is forced to listen. This person tries to explain that he is visiting some city only on a business tour and is not willing to spend a huge money on a luxurious accommodation. Alright, I get a place to sit and I doze off when I do not know. All I remember is I had taken the Mx paper myself and was reading it. Yes my horoscope said that my day was gonna be a passive one with undecided thoughts and some active period for love.... I wake up to find the train less crowded but with more noise now. A gang of teenagers, having fun. I check for the next station, hope that I slept enough for my station to arrive. Yes, I see the board and get off. I start walking and think how silent could the place be. As if we all had to pay if we start talking. Or some one would say like his or her hobbies are reading, writing, listening to music and silence..... So, speak only if you can improve the silence. How, I do not comprehend still. I get home and my evening continues..... writing this post......
The train stops and people get down, some people board the train and some are still waiting on the other platform. I slowly see a lady talking to a gentleman sitting in front of her, there I go.... Finally I have seen some one talking. I become environment deaf but of course, I do listen to the muzic in my ears. Every one looks at him as if they were not supposed to talk but sit silently following the norm. Why not? Its public transport and you gotta talk. Alright, I had decreased the volume of my ear phones some time back, thanks to silence again. I hear a nice funky ring tone, I wish I had that one on my mobile. But none like mine.... Its very sweet.... if you have heard of the cuppy cake. The cutest n sweetest of all. The receiver takes the call and starts sending the voice signal with less loss of noise. In simple words, he starts talking, people again turn their heads and see who is talking. Some do not even turn as though they don't bother, good people I think, but no, they are the people who are like but have increased volume of music in their ears and are unaware of the loudness. This conversation is not an interesting one but every one is forced to listen. This person tries to explain that he is visiting some city only on a business tour and is not willing to spend a huge money on a luxurious accommodation. Alright, I get a place to sit and I doze off when I do not know. All I remember is I had taken the Mx paper myself and was reading it. Yes my horoscope said that my day was gonna be a passive one with undecided thoughts and some active period for love.... I wake up to find the train less crowded but with more noise now. A gang of teenagers, having fun. I check for the next station, hope that I slept enough for my station to arrive. Yes, I see the board and get off. I start walking and think how silent could the place be. As if we all had to pay if we start talking. Or some one would say like his or her hobbies are reading, writing, listening to music and silence..... So, speak only if you can improve the silence. How, I do not comprehend still. I get home and my evening continues..... writing this post......
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