and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
There can be a particular quiet after the news finishes, when the world's large events fade and you are left with a sink of washing up and an early start in the morning. Set beside everything you have just heard about, an ordinary week can feel very small.