When I Went Dumb, Peace Dawned Upon Me!

2017 will remain as an unforgettable phase of my life. During this period, I experienced life as never before. The best moments of the year, I can recall when I took an oath of a prolonged silence for a month. Yes, for a whole month, I didn't utter a word! To most, it sounded crazy ...and crazy it was! But I experienced the unexpected ...the ultimate peace and calmth, which I was longing for all my life. After some time of reflections of all the turbulent events of my past, I was at peace with everything. I had nothing to worry about. I could easily get the answers to all the questions that entered my mind from within. Although it was not the first time that I took the vow of silence but this was the first time I took it for a whole month. It was the month in which my birthday falls. So I wanted some special birthday gift for myself. I thought what could be the best gift for myself. Then I recalled the day when I took an vow of silence for 24 hours in an attempt to raise awareness against the cruelty and violence towards voiceless animals. https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bellassets/avatars/Photo2153.jpg And that day I accomplished much more than the usual days when I used to speak a lot during my outreaches. But this time, I didn't utter a single word but the words I was holding did magic. https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bellassets/avatars/Photo2156.jpg https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bellassets/avatars/Photo2154.jpg So I was convinced that this would be the best birthday gift to myself. And I went silent for 31 days. This time of silence was amazing and it turned out to be the most wonderful gift of my lifetime. During this period, I also learned a lot of thing which I never thought I could. I did so many things which I didn't know I could. I created / translated sub-titles for some documentaries and videos, hard-coded them. I also made some softwares for bots (until that time I didn't know what bots were, and here I was creating some!). Then I stumbled upon the world of Steem and registered my account on [Steemit](https://steemit.com/@xyzashu). I learnt a lot about the crypto world, ICOs etc. I also learned to communicate through sign language. Interestingly enough, many people used to perceive me as a deaf and dumb. So when communicating with me they too used to do that either with sign language or by writing. It was funny as well as very educating experience. The most important gift I received through this was attainment of my inner peace and happiness. I don't think anything else could be of more value to me than this.