Silence

Why are you so afraid of silence,
silence is the root of everything.
If you spiral into its void,
a hundred voices will thunder messages you long to hear.
-Jalaluddin Rumi

Too often I search for these voices, for a sense of peace & contentment, in knowledge; either by thinking about things or reading books. I want to talk or write. True contentment is never found in these activities. In fact enlightened speech is the pressing out or expression of true peace and contentment, which can only be found within- In silence.