Silence is Golden

Silence is golden because...
...in silence you can hear your own voice, the quiet voice inside you, the one that tells you who you really are...
...turn off the tv, turn off the music, throw away the newspapers, turn off the phone, close the books, turn off the computer, find some place alone, close your eyes...
...and just be with the silence of yourself...
...and listen...
...who are you?...
...what do you believe?  what do you fear?  what do you love?  what are your dreams?  what really matters to you? what can you place aside?...
...who are YOU?...
...when you sit in silence with yourself...and set aside the opinions, the thoughts, the influences, the pressures, the demands, the pace of the world outside...
...who are you inside?