I have never liked silence. Never liked coming home to an empty house and usually within minutes would flip on the TV or the radio or something. Even now, the radio chirps away in the background, streaming audio you know, with some representative of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) wailing away about the evils of fishing and wearing furs. I always thought PETA stood for People Eating Tasty Animals but they tell me not.
Anyway back to silence. Read an article this morning that states quiet time and silence is essential to good health. One expert says people are no longer quietly going about their business. Now they go about their business with a cell phone stuck to one ear, or headphones or something. Anything but silence. Add to that MP3players that people, especially kids walk around with and silence is anything but golden. Apparently an MP3 can reach a sound level of 94 dB - just slightly lower than a powerful lawn mower. Now could you imagine having your head an inch away from a lawn mower all day. The World Health Organization is even getting concerned saying noise seriously harms human health and interferes with daily activities.
Well so does work, but I don't see that coming to an end anytime soon.
The WHO goes on to say noise can result in hearing loss, cardiovascular disease, agression, fatique and insomnia. A further study done by Perdue University found that children who come from noisy homes have delayed language skills. Makes sense, if the TV or radio is always on, when do they get a chance to talk.
I don't buy everything in this article especially the part about getting a push lawn mower to replace my power mower but I am sure they are correct.
Question is how do you put the world on mute?
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