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What does it mean?
A sigh reflects the ineffable, things beyond words.
In plain terms
A sigh expresses things that cannot be spoken.
What can you take from it?
Sometimes emotions are beyond language.

Where it applies

  • grief
  • awe

Putting it to work

  • allow silence
  • listen to inner feeling

Questions to consider

  • When is silence more powerful than words?
  • How do you convey the ineffable?

Another view

It may romanticize silence over communication.

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