Silence descended on the house. [....] Amma must have sensed that this was the sort of silence that, left unchallenged, could consume the family from within.

Vivek Shanbhag
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The silence of your home can be a very comfortable thing to hear. It is the silence of contentment, of calm, of security. However, there is also the silence that holds the seeds of destruction. This silence can take over if left unchallenged for long enough.

It can grow like a weed and devour all that stands in its way. If you are the owner of this silent house, you must act immediately to stem the tide or else it could become too late, too quickly.

Source: Ghachar Ghochar

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