Hello everybody,

This is my first post on the blogathon in nearly a week. Not the way it was supposed to be but with good reason. Unfortunately, last week my wife's aunt passed away after suffering for several months with cancer and we were obviously pre-occupied with the funeral and its arrangements.

It would be inappropriate to reflect on the experience at length here but one thing that struck me about it all was the power we have to communicate with much more than words. I interacted with many relatives and family friends, many of whom still, even after all these years, assume my Turkish is not that good. However, words were not needed as the sorrow, sympathy and grief was etched on everyone's faces for all to see.

And that got me thinking - communication may be easier with language but it is often more powerful without it...