“Silence is the most vital part of life if incorporated frequently, and yet it has become a terrifying predicament.

The modern world is not just loud, it’s deafening. And in all this noise we can’t hear our own thoughts. Our hearts remain a mystery. We say ‘I don’t know’, ‘I have to find myself’, ‘It’s complicated’, and other ambiguous declarations of our own ignorance while simultaneously falling victims of social media manipulation.

We consciously numb ourselves with an endless sea of distractions; whatever it takes to gag the internal voice whispering ‘responsibility and courage’.

If only we just unplugged.

Seems that mother was right after all; it’s this damn phone.”

(From a piece I’m currently working on.)