When you say Nothing at all

At this moment, I am listening to this really cheesy song titled, "When you say Nothing at all". Oh do not misunderstand me. I am not listening to the one sung by Ronan Keating but it is the version done by Alison Krauss & Union Station.

If you think about it, a lot of things in life are better left un-spoken. For example, that silent breakup between couples, the silent job resignation that people tender, the silent joy that someone receives say when he/she wins 4D etc, the silent pain endured by a terminally ill patient...

Recently, i learnt of the resignation of another induction mate JSM. Perhaps what is most succinct about his resignation is that he was dead silent when he tendered his resignation. He only informed us like days after he tendered. Or a month ago, when a resident in my constituency just commited suicide by jumping down from her flat; dressed in all red. Moments before she jumped, she said nothing too.

Perhaps the most memorable incident to struck me is my residents' committee's recent visit to the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society, Moral Home for the Mentally Disabled at 20 Jalan Eunos. The residents are intellectually challenged. Some are psychotic and some have slow mental development. But what binds all of them together is their inability to voice out their pain and suffering. They are in pain.. no doubt. Most of the residents are dumped by their family members. Whenever festive seasons like CNY or christmas come, their longing for their family can never be expressed verbally....

On this topic, it is coincidental that the government has opened the local political landscape for citizens to openly protest at the Speakers Corner. But did people really come forward to address genuine issues of dis-contentment? Self-censorship reigns. The newspaper reports speak for themselves. Anyway, this post is not meant to be political.

How about the endless sweat and toil endured by your mother when she brought you up? I bet she just kept silent and embraced it herself. How about the moments when she caned you after you did something wrong as a child? Im sure her heart ached but she said nothing at all...

Somethings are better left unsaid... right? How about this declaration of love for a person you like be it your parents, the girl/boy next door you fancy, your children? Hmm better left unsaid too right? Or should you say it and take that risk? Do you do it at a cost of your face/pride/ego?

Anyway.. i still have a debt of 4 kisses to collect... Please remind me... ;p