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    The poem "Keeping Quiet" by Pablo Neruda calls for humanity to remain silent from 1 to 12 hours to promote peace and understanding. During this quiet period, activities like fishing, salt gathering, and war preparation would cease, and harm against nature and people would stop. All people would unite in contemplation of their actions and impacts. The poet hopes this stillness allows overcoming fear of death to appreciate life and achievements, and realize the purpose of existence like nature's rebirth with the seasons. Silence could mark a rebirth for the human soul and bring new meaning.

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    The poem "Keeping Quiet" by Pablo Neruda calls for humanity to remain silent from 1 to 12 hours to promote peace and understanding. During this quiet period, activities like fishing, salt gathering, and war preparation would cease, and harm against nature and people would stop. All people would unite in contemplation of their actions and impacts. The poet hopes this stillness allows overcoming fear of death to appreciate life and achievements, and realize the purpose of existence like nature's rebirth with the seasons. Silence could mark a rebirth for the human soul and bring new meaning.

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    The poem "Keeping Quiet" by Pablo Neruda calls for humanity to remain silent from 1 to 12 hours to promote peace and understanding. During this quiet period, activities like fishing, salt gathering, and war preparation would cease, and harm against nature and people would stop. All people would unite in contemplation of their actions and impacts. The poet hopes this stillness allows overcoming fear of death to appreciate life and achievements, and realize the purpose of existence like nature's rebirth with the seasons. Silence could mark a rebirth for the human soul and bring new meaning.

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    The poem "Keeping Quiet" by Pablo Neruda calls for humanity to remain silent from 1 to 12 hours to promote peace and understanding. During this quiet period, activities like fishing, salt gathering, and war preparation would cease, and harm against nature and people would stop. All people would unite in contemplation of their actions and impacts. The poet hopes this stillness allows overcoming fear of death to appreciate life and achievements, and realize the purpose of existence like nature's rebirth with the seasons. Silence could mark a rebirth for the human soul and bring new meaning.

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    Keeping Quiet (Summary)

    “Keeping Quiet” is a peace poem written by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
    The poet asks humanity to count numbers from one to twelve - twelve being the
    number of hours shown in a clock or the number of zodiac signs. He requests
    everyone not to speak because languages create barriers between people. The
    moment when everyone stops moving their body will be very special and
    different as we have never experienced such a moment before.
    The poet says that in this period of inactivity the fishermen would not harm the
    whales, the salt gatherers will not hurt their hands, those who are busy
    destroying the nature will adopt a new approach towards life, The men who are
    preparing for wars and victory based on deaths of innocent people will join their
    enemy and stand in unity with them, doing nothing. No one will harm himself
    or any other person. Everyone will unite and ponder upon his acts and realize
    the results of his deeds.

    The poet clarifies his idea and says further that he does not want that people
    should stand idle. He wants that there should be no war because he does not
    want to see trucks laden with dead bodies of the soldiers. He is promoting
    Universal brotherhood and peace.

    The poet says that everyone is working continuously, to achieve one’s goals.
    People are threatened by death and the fear forces them to work endlessly so
    that they can achieve everything quickly. In this mad rush, they do not realize
    the repercussions of their acts. He wants us to pause and come out of the mad
    rush. He wants us to be happy about our achievements and celebrate them. He
    wants us to overcome the fear of death and to relax for a while. We should
    know the results of our deeds and celebrate our achievements.

    When the people will remain quiet for a while, they will realize the purpose of
    their lives. Just like all the creations of nature undergo a rebirth with the change
    of seasons, similarly, keeping quiet will be a rebirth for the human soul. It will
    give a new meaning to our life. Again, the poet says that he will count till
    twelve and asks everyone to remain quiet while he leaves.

    Mrs. Rayena Reza


    P.G.T (English)
    SHSSS (Boys)
    A.M.U., Aligarh

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