Going back to the silence when you've been away for a while is difficult.
I live every moment of my life surrounded by noise - I listen to music as I walk, to podcasts as I do my house chores... even working in a library is never really quiet.
The silence of a Quaker meeting lets your mind wander and you end up in the strangest of places. Whatever it is that leads you there - your subconscious, God, the inner light - it's important to just sit in it for a while. It's sometimes disconcerting, travelling by silence, but the journey is important.
