Today in class Ms. Serensky told us all we were not allowed to speak to each other or really make any noise, meaning be silent and work diligently on your paper. It was when I got home that I asked myself, "Why was this so difficult?" Why is it that even for the quietest people, being quiet when told to do so seems so impossible. Even I, I consider myself fairly quiet, with Ms. Serensky sitting next to me at the table, could barely manage to keep my mouth shut for the class. So why is it that it is so difficult for us to be quiet when told to do so? Is it a built in desire to never do what we are supposed to? I do not think so, I seriously doubt the reason I had so much difficulty staying quiet was because I wanted to be a rebel and break Ms. Serensky's rules. Is it simply because we do not like to be quiet? This one I dwelled over for a bit, but I feel there are some people who actually do like to be quiet, who would prefer to sit there and listen rather than talk. No, I think the root of the problem which makes this task so difficult is that when we are told to do so we all notice it is quiet. I have had plenty of moments when an entire room is silent for a fair amount of time, but once someone notices it is quiet that is when suddenly they have an urge to break that silence. Not to mention there is something humorously absurd about silence. We have all experienced that moment when suddenly an entire room falls silent and for really no reason at all it seems really funny? I will never really understand why silence is so hilarious but I have noticed its effect on people, perhaps just the awkward sitution silence creates is the cause of this. In my opinion if someone wants a room to be silent, it is necessary to somehow make everyone believe they want to be silent rather than telling them to do so, because telling them to be quiet will just make them want to talk more.
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