Bill, you reveal a truth that resonates. That spectrum from silence to
constant droning or sequential eruptions of speech will be true of our
species for decades to come, I think. Meetings centralize this reality, and
the current tendency seems to be the constant clatter and chatter! I
appreciate how this piece flows. Few have addressed the phenomenon! :)
Sheila
On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 8:55 PM Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]>
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> How weird I must be to beetle along in silence
>
> To absorb or ignore or let things do their thing.
>
> Maybe that bird call was a spangled drongo
>
> Pocket that thought. Introspection is king.
>
> So many utterances overshoot the mark.
>
>
> How can so many people have so much to say?
>
> Stuff continues to burble out of the open lips
>
> of people as they sit or walk or stand or lie there.
>
> This looseness of control may not sink ships
>
> but it sure makes it hard to concentrate sometimes.
>
>
> bw
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