Sort of an odd pivot at the end of the essay… COVID brought silence, people enjoyed it, noise can be damaging, so let’s all keep an open ear to the cries of th

Sort of an odd pivot at the end of the essay… COVID brought silence, people enjoyed it, noise can be damaging, so let’s all keep an open ear to the cries of those in need? It’s all true, but it came across a bit jumbled. The level of ambient noise at my house was shocking. I knew the airplane noise was there - we’re only a few miles from Dulles. The road noise was what shocked me. When people got back to life again, it was almost painful. We’re not near an interstate or anything, just a busy 2-lane suburban road.