Those Annoying Sounds of Silence (standard:humor, 903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Sep 17 2017	Views/Reads: 1793/1313	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I only have one chance to rejoice and be glad in today, and I’m going to take it as much as I can.

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“We have electricity, the air conditioning is running, the refrigerator
is okay and the stove is working so I can cook. We don't have anything 
to worry about.” 

“Just listen,” she continued, “to those wonderful sounds of silence.” 

It was about that time that the rain came down in torrential fury. I
looked at her and smiled and she whirled back to the kitchen to cook 
supper. 

Silence is wonderful if you're in control of it. Too much silence can
get a little bit aggravating, at least to someone like me. I enjoy the 
silence when I can open a book and enjoy the literature before me. Then 
I like to get on the Internet or TV and find out what is happening in 
the world. 

Too much silence can be aggravating and then I got to thinking, what in
the world did people do before we had electricity? 

This gave me a new appreciation for the things that I have. During those
“Sounds of Silence,” I began to think about all the blessings I have in 
my life. Most of the time we do not appreciate what we have until we do 
not have them any longer. 

What is the one thing I could do without? That is a hard question to
ask, but I thought about it during the silence. One of the things I 
want to learn from this experience is to every day appreciate what I 
have because tomorrow I may not have it any longer. 

I thought about what David wrote in the book of Psalms. “This is the day
which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalms 
118:24). 

I only have one chance to rejoice and be glad in today, and I'm going to
take it as much as I can.


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