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The poet, in his appeal for keeping quiet, emphasizes the importance of self-introspection in a manтАЩs life. He urges us to seek a moment to understand ourselves and analyse our actions as we experience the sadness of death. The poetтАЩs appeal for a moment of silence or stillness should not be mistaken as a plea, as a moment of inactivity or absolute sluggishness.
He seeks a silence where people are not obsessed with work and give a personal moment of time to think about their actions. This moment of silence will help them to overcome their woes and defects. The poet even feels that the Earth will enlighten men in this process, as silence is only a moment captured where there is activity under apparent stillness.