KEEPING QUIET
(Pablo Neruda )
Introduction
In this modern world where life moves at a very fast pace we have become very selfish and are least concerned about the other humans or nature. We move ahead single mindedly and live a life full of strikes and destructions without understanding other humans. Pablo Neruda in this poem talks about the need for quiet inspection and creating feelings of mutual understanding. Love and respect among human beings.
SUMMARY WITH EXPLANATION
The poet suggests that he will count up to 12 and we all keep still. The purpose of this exercise, according to him, is to create a sense of togetherness in the minds of all people. In the twelve seconds of silence that the poet wishes to observe, he wants all the people on earth to not to talk in any language, but to maintain silence so that we can communicate with our hearts and understand each other. According to the poet in tis world, which is full of noises of various sorts this sudden moment of silence will be an exotic moment. There would be no rush and no noise and all the people in the world would be bounded by this sudden stillness. Let no fisherman in the sea kill whales or all those men who gather salt stop their work and look at their hands, heart due to the incessant activity of collecting salt. This short break will enable both Nature and men to recuperate from their wounds. For once, they would be able to pay heed to their selves, rather than their work and understand them better. Those who are involved in various conflicts should stop all wars and walk about their fellow brethren, doing nothing. He warns those people who fight wars with different new technolologies that it