Silence

In the beginning, all was sound, cacophony. There was no rest, no reprieve from the endless, swirling vortex. All beings ambled through life with hands over their ears, adding to the clamor with their cries. Children were born, lived and died in anxiety, dissonance and bedlam. 

Until one day, a single man stopped, sat, and was quiet. One by one, each person who passed settled themselves next to him, closed their mouths, opened their ears, gained a new reprieve. Gradually, the world became still, the noises dulled. They learned to listen and breathe, in and out. Thus, silence was born.