God's - Silence Poem by Dr. Antony Theodore

 It is unreasonable
to interpret silence
without sufficient
information about
the person who is
being silent.


Suppose you are walking
down the hallway at work.
You see a co-worker
with whom you have
meaningful and fun
conversations every day
during your coffee break.

But on this particular day,
he doesnot greet you
or even acknowledge you.

A series of questions arise:
Did I do something
to hurt his feelings?

Does he all ofa sudden
think I am not worth
being friends with?

Or perhaps he's just
lost in thought and didn't
even notice me pass him by?


The point is that interpreting
silence requires a lot of
information about the
person who is giving you
the silent treatment.