Daily Cascade

On "No Response"

Day 2534 April 27th, 202

“No response is a response. And a powerful one. Remember that.”
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Do you think not answering a question is a proper way to behave? Have you ever left the questions of some people without a response?

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Not answering a question may not be a proper way to behave, but some questions--those that shouldn't be asked--deserve no answer. To begin with, asking improper questions is the worst way to behave and those should be left without any answers.

In the first place, I think there is something wrong with quick and insincere replies and expecting constant communication. True, the absence of a response can be jarring, confusing, and hurtful. Yet, sometimes, no response says more than the words ever can.

In fact, this not-answering choice can be an act of strength. All because it sets boundaries and refuses to feed into any negativity. I'm especially annoyed when someone puts down another person, then asks me, "Isn't that so?"

Questions like that I try to dodge at first, and if I'm not successful at dodging, I change the subject without answering such a question. It doesn't always work, though! Sometimes, the other person keeps on insisting. Then, is the time to either tell the truth with something like, "I don't like to talk behind anyone," or just leave the room. If I can't do either, I just say, "I need a bathroom break." And then l rush to ieave.

Silence in the face of any question we don't want to answer is in fact, a good thing. In many cases it protects peace by avoiding unnecessary battles. It also shows that not everything deserves an answer, an acknowledgment, or provocation.

Sometimes, this way, in the stillness of no reply, the loudest truths are revealed.