Think of adages or sayings that you grew up with in your childhood home. For example, did you hear, “Silence is golden, speech is silver,” “A child should be seen and not heard,” “Speak up!,” “Si tacuisses, philosophus manisses” [If you had kept quiet, you would have remained a philosopher], or “Hablando se entiende la gente” [It is through speaking that people can understand one another]? How do you think those beliefs affect what you think about silence today and your interactions with others?