Silence

An illustration of silence is shown above. It involves reaction in the audience mind. But a real world demonstration of silence you can find at the work of John Cage titled 4'33" which consists of four minutes and 33 seconds of silence premiered on August 29, 1952. Sometimes this silence can help you better understand your true self.

One of the difference between the West and the East is a peaceful mind and an understanding of the true concept of silence (and other concepts), as is the case of this copyright infringement dispute between Cage and Mike Batt of The Planets band over A Minute's Silence. Silence does not imply peace, after all.

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