The power of silence is something to deal with sadness, to be quiet so as not to tell the sadness that fills you. And a curious thing is that sadness is stored in the lungs. So the strength of silence leads to weakness and collapse of the lungs.
Coughing. Mucus.
These are the symbols that signal what we are silent about. I was never more aware of how far I was from my dream than when I was standing next to her.
