Day of Silence - I Did It!

Whew. 24 hours and no talking, it was a lot tougher than i expected it to be.
The first hour was the most difficult but after tht i sorta settled in to it.
Although it just had to be a sunny day outside, i stayed in my room as i had homework to do and my silence mingled well with that.

Hardly anybody spoke to me as i wrote a letter the night before i posted it on my wall as soon as you enter my room, so it could easily be seen.
Of course, i couldnt write exactly why i was staying silent so i swerved round exactly why and just gave a more general meaning.

Here's what i put in the letter :

"PLEASE READ!

Today, there is an act of silence taking place across the world.
It is one i am taking part in too, after requests by various people so i feel obliged to support them.
The silence is to counter the bullying that takes place in schools and high schools and has troubled many young people for years.
Through this act, it is an aim to put a stop to the unwarranted bullying, prejudice and discrimination that happens every day in what can be a very hostile environment.

Yes, i am deadly serious in what i intend to do today so please try to refrain from conversing with me and please dont try to coerse me into speaking. Thank you."


And the letter worked.
Of course, people had to speak to me but i made sure they only spoke through asking yes or no questions to which, i could simply nod or shake my head.
My mum and dad both said well done after the time was up, they said it was good i stuck to it but they didnt say well done for standing up for the cause....

Oh well, im still happy i did it.
Although i knew the day wouldnt go totally speechless.
Throughout the 24 hours i uttered three separate words on three separate occasions, all while i was doing homework, trying to figure out some problems.
I muttered the words "Desembolar" "Please" and another word i can't remember, all while doing my spanish.
I hope you will agree tht is good tho. Only three words and at that, a very quiet mutter to myself.

I have to say tho, im very glad its over and if you're wondering what the first words i said were after it, it was "Hold on" while i was singing to a Killers song.
I just belted it out loud and the whole house heard so all came running upto my room to ask me questions to which i just shrugged off and ushered everyone out :P

I wanna say well done to Raron too, as he gave it a very good shot today and lasted 17 hours without speaking. Very good in my book.
Go and congratulate him guys :)
And if you tried it today, let me know how you did too please, and even if you didn't, feel feel to drop a comment anyway :P



Cheers,
Rowan


Here is the Killers song i played on the stroke of midnight. It is ironically titled "Sweet Talk" and is an absolutely fantastic song in my opinion, hope you like it.



This is just a fan-made video by the way, nothing official but i think it is very good.
The Spanish translates as

"If by life you were deceived,
Don't be dismal, don't be wild!
In the day of grief, be mild
Merry days will come, believe"

It doesn't look exactly like it says that but according to the maker of the video, it does. And they're Spanish so who am i to argue?

Oh and the bit i sang really loudly "Hold on" is at 3:20 in the video :D