August 11, 2007
Noise annoys.
Am I becoming less tolerant of noise as I get older, or is the world becoming a noisier place?
Perhaps a little of each.
Certainly I find myself being annoyed by uninvited sounds far too often.
'Uninvited' - that's the key word: it is the feeling of intrusion which irks.
I like loud music on my headphones, when I am in the mood, though I can't read comfortably while listening, but the blast of noise from a passing car's stereo, or the bass thump from the flat downstairs, can make every muscle in my body tense with anger.
Am I becoming less tolerant of noise as I get older, or is the world becoming a noisier place?
Perhaps a little of each.
Certainly I find myself being annoyed by uninvited sounds far too often.
'Uninvited' - that's the key word: it is the feeling of intrusion which irks.
I like loud music on my headphones, when I am in the mood, though I can't read comfortably while listening, but the blast of noise from a passing car's stereo, or the bass thump from the flat downstairs, can make every muscle in my body tense with anger.