what activities offer the same psychological satisfaction as pachinko......?

Question

i was just watching an old OZU film, and one of the characters mentioned being "alone, but with strangers..in silence."

what other activities can you engage in where you are in the company of others...but there is no need to talk ie...where you can be silently together but whilst engaged in some activity.

i think this i why i find monasteries intriguing..because you can actively ENJOY silence, in others company...without the need to engage in nauseous small talk....that is just talking for the sake of filling space......
maybe only lovers of taoist landscapes with great areas of emptyness will appreciate the liberating relaxed feeling im talking about, when you are just silently with others and no one feels the need to break the silence.

the silence talked about above refers to speech....the environment can be noisy as hell....maybe this is part of the appeal of people being in a crowd of football fans...all standing "silently" together.

is this just a male thing....would most women loathe this state and have to resort to gossip & trivia....or would they also like to experience this situation as a relaxation and de-stressing togetherness.
is this also an explanation of the appeal of yoga and communal tai chi?

Answer 1

I agree. I hate small talk and would rather just sit there in silence not necessarily on my own but maybe with someone. It is relaxing I just wish it wasnt so hard to find!