I first experienced the sound of silence on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town. Before then it had just been the title of a song. Once on top of the mountain I was struck by how strange sounds seemed. Voices seemed to be muted and far away, similar to being in an office that has white sound.
And then it came to me…this is what silence must sound like. Even though there were other people present, it enveloped me, like a physical cloak. I looked down at the city and ocean far below me, teeming with movement, but no sound came up to me. It felt like watching a silent movie where the actors’ lips move, but no sound comes out.
It was so peaceful. I long to experience it again.
Colourful eggs for Easter – the next celebration on the calendar
The Christmas decorations had barely been put away when the red hearts of Valentines Day were put on display. In January already! Now that the 14th is but a memory, barely 2 days later, the chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs already adorn the supermarket shelves. And Easter is only in April.
After Easter, barely a day later I am sure, the Mother’s Day adverts and displays will go up. In June, it will be Father’s Day. Then there is a gap of a month, and it will be Women’s Day in August, then Bosses Day in October, and Secretaries Day sometime in between. Until we come to Christmas again, and like last year, the decorations will go up in October.
In between all that are the birthdays, the baby showers, the weddings and engagements. If you factor in the cultural and religious celebrations…wow! We are having fun the whole year.
Every single day there is celebrating going on in the world.
Mozambican-born Portuguese South African; reflecting on travel, writing, editing, life, family and change that has social impact; chief wide eyed in wanderer, wonderer and bottlewasher
