The Sounds of Silence

While closing today Lindsay suggested I mop with the lights off and she would turn off the music...she said it was soothing. It was. The only thing I could hear was the soft rhythm of the mop against the floor.

It got me thinking...why am I so afraid of silence?

-I wake up to an annoying alarm clock and immediately turn on the radio.
-I walk to class and in between classes I listen to myPod.
-During class I listen to the lectures.
-On my way to and from work I listen to the radio
-During work I am either listening to the (not so great-even if there is a U2 cover of All I Want Is You-it still doesn't compensate) Pier 1 cd, my Launch, or I'm streaming the Edge.
-I come home and either fall asleep to the television. I have been guilty on more than one occasion of falling asleep while on the phone with someone. I've always loved falling asleep to someone talking. Bonus points if it's someone with a really soothing voice.
-Even when I'm doing homework I'm listening to myTunes.

So what am I afraid of? Am I scared of what the silence might bring? What I might hear or think I hear in the quiet air? Am I scared to be left alone with nothing but my thoughts to keep me occupied?

*Original Post Wednesday, February 21st, 2007