I'm stilling here jamming out to some old CD's that i've been meaning to upload to my computer. It's bringing back a lot of memories I associate with the songs and it leaves me wondering:
Are the sights I've seen better than the sounds I've heard?
Life would be much more limited without sight, only a few are skilled and brave enough to travel the world alone. And you would only soak up just the smells and sounds, but very hard to communicate without a guide. And I admit that most of my recreational travels were based on sights I want to see. However, those are just a week or two a year, if times are good. Plenty of years have go by without a vacation, but music, it's always there. It's always keeping me company. And the voice of a loved one over the phone is nearly as comforting as their presence in times of tumult. An email never quite has the same emotion, and I suppose one could write a letter, but its not the same. You can read letters of loved ones that are gone, and see pictures, but hearing their voice on an old tape or video brings it back like nothing else.
So I'm still wondering what's worse blindness or deafness. If I had to chose I guess it would be my hearing just because it would be the least disruptive to everyone else around me. But damn if I don't cherish my sense of sound.
Are the sights I've seen better than the sounds I've heard?
Life would be much more limited without sight, only a few are skilled and brave enough to travel the world alone. And you would only soak up just the smells and sounds, but very hard to communicate without a guide. And I admit that most of my recreational travels were based on sights I want to see. However, those are just a week or two a year, if times are good. Plenty of years have go by without a vacation, but music, it's always there. It's always keeping me company. And the voice of a loved one over the phone is nearly as comforting as their presence in times of tumult. An email never quite has the same emotion, and I suppose one could write a letter, but its not the same. You can read letters of loved ones that are gone, and see pictures, but hearing their voice on an old tape or video brings it back like nothing else.
So I'm still wondering what's worse blindness or deafness. If I had to chose I guess it would be my hearing just because it would be the least disruptive to everyone else around me. But damn if I don't cherish my sense of sound.