Have you ever had a dream in which you try to speak, and there are no words? You strain, trying to get something, anything, to come out, but you have no voice. No one in your dream can hear you.

In your dream, you get a sense of how important those words are. Your ability to express joy, sadness and fear is suddenly taken from you. 

Now take a moment and picture a small child in a neglected or abusive environment. Where is their voice? Who can hear their expression of sadness and fear?