You really want to know what I think about the "common cultural knee jerk wish for quiet"?
Scenario 1:
For one minute, follow along with me. Use your imagination to see if this scenario sounds good to you.
What is....
* quiet, utter quiet, so quiet you can hear your own heart beat
* consistent, day in, day out, no surprises, always calm
* no one can bother you. no one can yell. no sounds interrupt your thoughts
* there are no obnoxious smells. the only smell that you can remember is a bland whiff of regular air
* no one can spill juice on your pants
* you have no financial responsiblities. none. not even for yourself. no taxes, no paychecks, no doctor's bills, no rent or mortgage, no surprises
* no one depends on you for anything. you don't fix breakfast, do bedtime, clean up, nothing. not a single responsibility is on your plate, not even for yourself
* the roof over your head and food on your plate are simply taken care of
* your living space is never messy because there is nothing to mess it up, no one to mess it up
* life is utterly free of responsibility
What is it? Can you name it?
Yeah, you got it. Solitary confinement.
