Reflections...
Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to hear everything. Some people would assume that this would make life easier, but it could just make life harder. I've found that so many of my (hearing) friends and relatives moan about the noise levels of some places, about how hard it is to hear what people are saying in a noisy club or bar or restaurant. I find myself getting annoyed with them sometimes when they ask me to repeat myself...talk about role reversal!
I think I've always been quite impatient, and I realise how much patience it takes for some people (especially impatient ones) to repeat themselves for me. But I think it's important to realise that deaf people don't have any choice in the matter, just as hearing people in a crowded noisy place don't. I sometimes find myself feeling grateful for people being patient but then realise that I shouldn't be grateful because it's a basic human right to be able to hear and understand each other. I mean, I'm happy when people repeat things for me but at the same time, being grateful would imply that you should thank someone, if you know what I mean?
On a completely different note, I bought the first two series of Charmed on DVD recently. Its one of those things - Charmed reminds me of how strong a sister bond is and at the same time satisfies my craving for good drama and lots of supernatural happenings. I'm studying a course this term about the Supernatural (in a sociological sense) called 'The Sociology of Anomalous Human Experiences' - basically about parapsychology (paranormal psychology).
Logical science denies such happenings because they believe that it can't be proven scientifically. Parapsychology is basically an academic strand that is devoted to documenting and trying to prove that there can be psychic experiences, and UFO sightings and things like that..rather mad but very interesting all the same :-) Not that I claim to have much first hand experience of these things, but it is obvious that people have had a large amount of paranormal experiences across history. Parapsychologists have conducted some really interesting experiments to prove that humans have psychic capabilities in some cases.
Anyway, back to Charmed! I'm on the second season now, first DVD, its a really good series for anyone interested in supernatural things, especially demons and witches! I've always had a penchant for things that can't be explained, maybe it's that part of people that wants to escape - fantasy and science fiction is a great way to do it. I'm a fan of Fantasy fiction because I just love the fight against good and evil and so on :)
In some ways I find fantasy such a contrast to everyday life, that it is the ultimate escape. The best fantasy books I've read *recently* is the Eragon Trilogy (the third book is in progress though) - 'Eragon' and 'Eldest'. The books are about this boy growing into a man and he finds a dragon egg. The story is about his quest to become a dragon rider - it has all the vital ingredients of fantasy and adventure, like elves and dwarves and so on :D
At the moment, however, I'm reading something closer to reality called 'An Equal Music' by Vikram Seth (a famous fiction writer). Its good so far, but sometimes I find that when I'm not in the right mood, fiction and non-fiction make me feel depressed although there are some fabulously uplifting books out there that I love. This particular book is about how music runs through people's lives and about the power of love to transcend a lifetime. Sounds good..well verdict sometime soon!!
I think I've always been quite impatient, and I realise how much patience it takes for some people (especially impatient ones) to repeat themselves for me. But I think it's important to realise that deaf people don't have any choice in the matter, just as hearing people in a crowded noisy place don't. I sometimes find myself feeling grateful for people being patient but then realise that I shouldn't be grateful because it's a basic human right to be able to hear and understand each other. I mean, I'm happy when people repeat things for me but at the same time, being grateful would imply that you should thank someone, if you know what I mean?
On a completely different note, I bought the first two series of Charmed on DVD recently. Its one of those things - Charmed reminds me of how strong a sister bond is and at the same time satisfies my craving for good drama and lots of supernatural happenings. I'm studying a course this term about the Supernatural (in a sociological sense) called 'The Sociology of Anomalous Human Experiences' - basically about parapsychology (paranormal psychology).
Logical science denies such happenings because they believe that it can't be proven scientifically. Parapsychology is basically an academic strand that is devoted to documenting and trying to prove that there can be psychic experiences, and UFO sightings and things like that..rather mad but very interesting all the same :-) Not that I claim to have much first hand experience of these things, but it is obvious that people have had a large amount of paranormal experiences across history. Parapsychologists have conducted some really interesting experiments to prove that humans have psychic capabilities in some cases.
Anyway, back to Charmed! I'm on the second season now, first DVD, its a really good series for anyone interested in supernatural things, especially demons and witches! I've always had a penchant for things that can't be explained, maybe it's that part of people that wants to escape - fantasy and science fiction is a great way to do it. I'm a fan of Fantasy fiction because I just love the fight against good and evil and so on :)
In some ways I find fantasy such a contrast to everyday life, that it is the ultimate escape. The best fantasy books I've read *recently* is the Eragon Trilogy (the third book is in progress though) - 'Eragon' and 'Eldest'. The books are about this boy growing into a man and he finds a dragon egg. The story is about his quest to become a dragon rider - it has all the vital ingredients of fantasy and adventure, like elves and dwarves and so on :D
At the moment, however, I'm reading something closer to reality called 'An Equal Music' by Vikram Seth (a famous fiction writer). Its good so far, but sometimes I find that when I'm not in the right mood, fiction and non-fiction make me feel depressed although there are some fabulously uplifting books out there that I love. This particular book is about how music runs through people's lives and about the power of love to transcend a lifetime. Sounds good..well verdict sometime soon!!
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