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Background noise in some
incidents may be defined as a necessary physical element inserted into time. Much
like the five physical elements of the environment~Air, Flora/Fauna, Soil,
Solar Energy, and Water~it resides in a moment to create harmony.
It may be a
favorite iTunes playlist, the topical stimulus of a cable television show, the
rotations of an oscillating fan in motion,
the purr of a kitten or slumbering cat, the home fountain mimicking a trickling
brook or cascading water fall, the hum or sizzle of a restaurant hive on a busy
night, the air pressure stream of a CPAP
machine or perhaps even the giggles of children playing over a baby monitor.
No matter the source we each have
a tendency to fill air space with noise either on an intermittent basis or for
an extended period of time. Individual preference dictates the application. The
net result the same, when inserted one finds accord with the world around them.
I happen to apply it every waking
hour. Don't get me wrong, silence cut by mother nature's hiccups, birds
singing, insects clicking, frogs chirping, wind whipping, tidal water lapping,
rain falling, it is ALL all right by me.
My first recollection in the application of background noise was in college with a floor style oscillating fan to drown
out the high pitch craze of my sorority suite mates in the wee hours of the
morning. The next, an
occupational hazard of working in government affairs where CSPAN prevailed as king
of the airwaves. After that, a sequence
of partners each with their respective snoring and sleep apnea disorders claiming the overnight hours.
Fast forward to present day where National Public Radio
with its wide variety of programming fills the space once dominated by
legislative affairs, the evening hours are now shared in the comforting hum of a regular stint at a local restaurant where the music is grand, the conversations always aflutter, and the visual cues aplenty...and those delightfully quiet overnight moments...now shared with starry nights, prophetic dreams, pond frogs, a snoring dog and
two resident felines.
Background noise has slid into the role of a treasured constant companion.
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