Letting Go of Silence

He thinks by his silence to protect them, but from what he is not so sure.  If he began to speak, if he ever started to say whatever it might be, he thinks he might find he'd said that very worst thing and then the hurt would be done, and could not be taken back.  Still it is probably best to do away with this fear of what may not really be so terrible.  It is a kind thought to want to protect, but what has no name may not be so great a threat, and fear of the fear is a more pressing concern.  So, let it go.