For many people, silence is a barrier. Too much silence drives one to distraction.
But silence is also a door to perception. The silence of nature, the silence of sleep, the silence of the mind at rest. The silence of the spirit.
To embrace silence as a friend, a companion, and even a form of nourishment is, at first, a formidable task.
Silence, however, does not force itself. It waits for you to embrace it.