So did you survive the great Facebook outage of 2021? The platform went down for several hours the other day. Wiped from the internet as if it didn’t exist. It likely was due to a boneheaded IT glitch, but theories about hacking and conspiracies – both internal and external – abounded.
We’re so addicted to mindlessly scrolling. Mindlessly checking out to the tune of whatever’s on the internet or television. The outage was a nice reprieve from the noise that dominates too much of many people’s time.
It’s all just noise.
Whether it has decibels or not, it’s all just noise.
Sometimes we choose the noise, consciously or inadvertently.
Often obligations and responsibilities bring noise with them.
Sometimes the noise seems to be chasing us down, despite our best efforts to escape.
Sometimes there’s not a pillow thick enough to block it all out.
Sometimes our love affair with the kingdom of noise seems to be more about the sound of our own gums flapping, either audibly or silently posting on the interwebs.
Not sure if I’m the wise or the fool in these passages (probably depends on the day), but here are some verses on the subject …
“Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil.” ~Amos 5:13
“The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.” ~Proverbs 10:8
“Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.” ~Proverbs 17:1
“The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.” ~Ecclesiastes 9:17
“Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.” ~Proverbs 11:12
“He says, “Be still, and know that I am God.”” ~Psalms 46:10
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