Silence is deep as Eternity, Speech is shallow as Time.

Speech happens inside time and gets used up by it, while silence has a different quality altogether, holding more than it says. Anyone who has sat with a person in real trouble knows how quickly words become the shallower offering. The pull to fill a gap usually comes from your own discomfort rather than from anything the other person needs.

Try leaving a pause where you would normally speak. Count to three after someone stops talking, and notice what arrives in the space you did not fill.