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Sometimes I sit quietly and strange thoughts come to my mind. I think about how everything in this world announces its ending with some kind of noise. A glass, when it falls on the ground, shatters loudly. The sound spreads in the room and everyone turns their head to see what happened. Even a simple door, when someone leaves and closes it behind, makes a strong sound as if it is protesting the departure.
Even the dry leaves under our feet cannot stay silent. When we walk on them, they crack and make a small sound. It feels like they are telling the world that something has ended.
But there is one thing in this world that breaks in complete silence… and that is the human heart.
A heart does not shatter like glass. No pieces fall on the floor. No one around you suddenly looks at you and asks, “What happened?” Instead, everything continues as normal. People laugh, cars pass by, life keeps moving… but inside someone, a quiet disaster has already happened.
I realized this truth from my own life.
There is someone very special in my life. She is not physically near me, but she means a lot to me. Sometimes she says to me, “I am very proud of you.” These simple words give me strength. But at the same time, there are moments when I feel the distance between us very deeply.
There were days when I waited for a message, a call, or just a few kind words. Sometimes they came, sometimes they didn’t. And in those silent moments, I understood something important: the heart doesn’t break loudly. It breaks quietly, in a way that no one else can hear.
I remember one evening sitting alone after a long walk. The weather was a little cold, and the sky looked grey. People were busy with their own lives. I kept thinking about how strange life is. From the outside everything looked normal, but inside my chest there was a heaviness that I could not explain to anyone.
That was the moment I truly understood that broken hearts do not make noise.
Maybe the reason is that the breaking of the soul is something sacred. It is too deep, too personal to be expressed through ordinary sounds. And maybe the universe also knows that if the noise of broken hearts could actually be heard, the world would become unbearable. Imagine millions of hearts breaking every day—if that pain had a sound, perhaps the earth itself would not be able to handle it.
But there is also another side to this silence.
When a heart breaks quietly, it also learns quietly. It becomes stronger in ways that no one else can see. Pain teaches patience. Distance teaches appreciation. And silence teaches us how deeply we can feel.
So if you ever feel that your heart is carrying something heavy, remember this: you are not alone. Many people around you are walking with silent storms inside their hearts.
The world may not hear the sound of a broken heart…
but those who have truly loved will always understand that silence.