When left completely alone with the minds unrivaled creativity, is it possible to consider there is a “…mystery of something greater that ourselves” (Baird 2)? Within the article “Why We Need Silence (Not Cell Phones)” by Julia Baird, it is questioned why the technology of today has been of such critical influence of the new fad of being engulfed in sound pollution. Baird’s article is based from her personal feelings on the research done by British author Sara Maitland and Maitland’s own experiences in a 40 day isolation study she conducted, and although the article is well scripted, it raises the possibility of discovering that if modern day distractions were nonexistent, would we discover something greater. To first understand what is meant
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God is the friend of silence.” It is obvious she and Baird share the same ideas. In many cultures, silent meditation is a critical part of religion, and is said to help create a bridge between the believer and the God they worship. Looking into the text of Christian belief, in the New Testament in John 10:10 the scripture reads, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.” In this particular scripture, “the thief” is referring to Satan, and what he has come to steal, kill and destroy is an understanding and passion for Jesus, but in order for him to do so, the Devil must create a distraction, which could most easily be done through noises in all sorts. It is easy to become stressed, or lose peace when faced with noise of all sorts like the dull roar of a college campus, the incessant hustle and bustle of a big city, or even something as minor as a song that regenerates negative emotions. When those negative feelings emerge from the stress of whatever noise may be the root cause, it is not difficult to get distracted from the positives in life, and according to Christian beliefs, become distracted from God. So yes, it is a possible theory that with all the noise and distraction of today, that it is simply a tool used to distract us from a creator of …show more content…
It is true that we do not like or accept what we do not understand, and for many, silence is so uncommon, that it’s true splendor and value is not fully recognized or comprehended. Take artists for example, they are a classic case of what is chaos for the fly is typical for the spider. For a painter, silence is ideal to concentrate for a masterpiece, but for the musician, noise is a masterpiece in its own respect. Both creators are artists, but view silence in different ways in that the painter finds peace and understanding in the silence, but yet the musicians’ frustrations lay within the mocking silences of what cannot be filled. The same w goes for those who suffer with different mental disorders, more specifically with anxiety. For some with anxiety, sensory overload happens when there is too much of a certain thing around that muddles the senses. With most cases, noise is the root cause of sensory overload related anxiety attacks, because noise can be so overwhelming. In the end however, when faced with different situations, different reactions are brought forward by an unconscious coping mechanism, so it would be simple to assume that when faced with the obstruction of noise or an obstruction built of silence, that it will be handled differently by the one handling
God is the friend of silence.” It is obvious she and Baird share the same ideas. In many cultures, silent meditation is a critical part of religion, and is said to help create a bridge between the believer and the God they worship. Looking into the text of Christian belief, in the New Testament in John 10:10 the scripture reads, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.” In this particular scripture, “the thief” is referring to Satan, and what he has come to steal, kill and destroy is an understanding and passion for Jesus, but in order for him to do so, the Devil must create a distraction, which could most easily be done through noises in all sorts. It is easy to become stressed, or lose peace when faced with noise of all sorts like the dull roar of a college campus, the incessant hustle and bustle of a big city, or even something as minor as a song that regenerates negative emotions. When those negative feelings emerge from the stress of whatever noise may be the root cause, it is not difficult to get distracted from the positives in life, and according to Christian beliefs, become distracted from God. So yes, it is a possible theory that with all the noise and distraction of today, that it is simply a tool used to distract us from a creator of …show more content…
It is true that we do not like or accept what we do not understand, and for many, silence is so uncommon, that it’s true splendor and value is not fully recognized or comprehended. Take artists for example, they are a classic case of what is chaos for the fly is typical for the spider. For a painter, silence is ideal to concentrate for a masterpiece, but for the musician, noise is a masterpiece in its own respect. Both creators are artists, but view silence in different ways in that the painter finds peace and understanding in the silence, but yet the musicians’ frustrations lay within the mocking silences of what cannot be filled. The same w goes for those who suffer with different mental disorders, more specifically with anxiety. For some with anxiety, sensory overload happens when there is too much of a certain thing around that muddles the senses. With most cases, noise is the root cause of sensory overload related anxiety attacks, because noise can be so overwhelming. In the end however, when faced with different situations, different reactions are brought forward by an unconscious coping mechanism, so it would be simple to assume that when faced with the obstruction of noise or an obstruction built of silence, that it will be handled differently by the one handling