This Morning I saw someone on the phone video calling with his kid and wife through sign language. I was, and still am, really touched seeing this.
After seeing this, as someone who is very sensitive when it comes to acoustic perception and is easily overwhelmed when there’s too much noise around, I dream of a world where no one talks anymore and instead everyone communicates through sign language.

This would bring huge benefits (in my opinion) such as:
* Our attention would be much more devoted to the person we are communicating with, as we would have to perceive and filter fewer stimuli (it is easier to control our gaze than our hearing).
* The competition to be louder than the others in order to be heard would disappear
* It’s a lot easier to close your eyes than (completely) shut your ears to pause and escape the world
* Children are able to communicate through visual signs much earlier than verbally

I don't want to sound harsh and I hope nobody takes this the wrong way. But it's moments like this morning that make me envy people like that for the lack of hearing they have.

The world is so polluted by human noise.

I think, I will start learning sign language.

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