Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 16:30:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: malgosia askanas <ma-AT-panix.com>
Subject: Re:  Silence


It seems to me, though, that one needs to add to the defiance-complicity
series also the old idea of silence as endurance, and endurance as associated
with some kind of spiritual power.  The theme of silence as a test of worth
and spiritual strength is common in folk tales and such.

-m