Theater taught me the importance of pauses. I suddenly remembered its relevance when I saw the preview of ENTA's newbie production (Sir Jet 'coerced' me to watch w/ him).
For one, pauses give you the chance to breathe & the time to think. It gives you that needed rest from everything that's going on - that moment to recharge, if I may say so.
Also, pausing challenges. It dares us to think of other ways to express those w/c can't be said or, more importantly, those w/c are just beyond words. This, I think is that glory of pauses.
*Pause*
Endings. That's one more thing pauses connote, sadly. So most look at pauses as breaks. Yes, they are breaks but they are not intended to break anything. I would like to think that pausing (e.g. silences) is part of the continuity. Taking a closer look, it comes w/ the hope &, sometimes, promise, that after the pause, something good, or even just plain 'something,' will happen next.
*Pause*
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