John Mayer - No Talking For A Month

Late last week, John Mayer had surgery on his vocal cords and was told he had to go an entire month with vocal rest. I get that to mean he cannot talk to anyone for an entire month. Considering he was trying to rest his vocal cords in order not to have surgery, that is one long time to not be able to talk to someone. As much as I think he can be a tool and an a-hole, I still never want anyone to be in pain or to suffer or not be able to do what they love. That being said, I also wonder what it would be like to have been able to talk and then not talk anymore or see and then not see. Is that better than never being able to in the first place? Is it like the whole better to have never loved then loved and lost? What do you think? Which is better. not being able to do something after having the ability or never having the ability to begin with?