Mary's Minute
“He
who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.”
~ William Dean Howells
We are surrounded
with so many background noises that sometimes silence takes us by surprise – a
pleasant surprise for sure. For
instance, we all know the feeling of sitting in a room when suddenly the
furnace fan kicks off, creating sudden calm that we didn’t even know we so
desperately needed. A similar feeling
occurs when a door is closed, blocking out hallway conversations and
footsteps. We become so accustomed to
the constant hum of background noise that we do not realize how deafening it is,
until it stops.
We live in a noisy
world – I mean that both figuratively and literally. On the street, we hear horns honking, untamed
mufflers, squelching tires, blaring radios, and motors revving. Even our homes are full of hums from
appliances and HVAC. Life is full of “noise” that we do not even
know is there until we step away from it.
The same is true of
the metaphorical noise that surrounds us.
The “noise” of stress of our long to-do lists and constant decision
making is so continuous that we do not even realize the weight it bears until
we are freed from it. My wish for you is
that you can step away from the constant humming noise that has grown ever louder,
but you don’t even “hear” it because you have become so accustomed to it. It is only when you flip the switch off that
you will feel the relief of “silence”.
Hears to finding your escape from noise!
Mary
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