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There Will Be Noise
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Alan Watts
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You know the old question, “If a tree crashes in a forest and there is nobody around to hear it, is there a noise?” This question has been discussed in many futile ways But noise, basically is a state of affairs that requires an eardrum and an audio nervous system behind the eardrum When the tree falls, if there is anywhere around an ear with the appropriate nervous system, there will be a noise Because noise is a relationship between motion in the air and ears If there is not any ear around, there won’t be any noise although there will be vibration in the air And if there is some instrument around, such as a microphone attached to a tape recorder There will be noise; There will be a vibration There will be light In the darkness In the same way, let’s suppose the sun sends out light into space Now, the space surrounding the sun will be black darkness as if there were no light in it, unless a planet happens to float by When a planet floats by, there will be light In the darkness But if there isn’t anything to relate to the sun in that way, then comes no light Now this goes right down to the root and ground of everything It goes down to the essence of your nerves, of your whole being That it’s all an interdependence There will be noise; There will be a vibration There will be light In the darkness There will be noise; There will be a vibration There will be light In the darkness
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