My friend couldn't protest against an unfair situation at work because the fear of dismissal is very overwhelming. Is it really difficult to do something in such a frightening situation? Do you think it's becoming normal not to stand up against injustices in the workplace?
Is what we call sound both there and not there? Like, it’s a duality that carries both its existence and its absence at the same time. Perhaps the very contradiction that creates sound is precisely this; within it exists all vibrations as well as absolute silence.
What if sound is something independent of our perception? Like its existence, absence, intention, context, and so on, are completely our interpretations, but it itself is a reality that exists outside of these, unrelated to us? Maybe sound has no meaning because it doesn't need to be assigned meaning.
What if sound is actually like a kind of "invisible scaffold" for vibrations? You know, something that allows things to exist, disperse, take shape, and dissolve, yet isn't really "there" on its own. Since we can't see that scaffold, we call the vibrations on it "sound."
What if sound is actually like a trace of time? It emerges as the vibration of a moment from the past, but when that moment passes, only its echo remains. Perhaps sound is the way time reminds itself 🤷♀️
Is that sound actually an illusion? Like a byproduct that occurs as a result of our brain's attempt to make sense of vibrations. Maybe there's no such thing as sound, but we compress our perception into the sound by believing we "hear."
What if what we call sound is not just a result of vibrations or absences, but the outcome of a relationship? In other words, what if it cannot exist on its own and instead establishes a connection by including the listener, the carrier, the environment, and so on? Perhaps the essence of sound is that it exists only when it is heard, in the perception of someone. Then, if there is no relationship at play, is there no sound either?
What if what we call sound is actually something like a guidance? Like a riverbed that forces vibrations to flow in one direction while remaining still itself. Perhaps what makes sound truly meaningful is not where it flows to, but the force that pushes it in that direction 😅
What if it leaves a trace even when it has never been heard? Like in a moment thought to be completely absent, the trace, memory, and impact of something that doesn’t exist somehow continues to exist. Maybe silence is the echo of unheard sounds 🤦♀️
What if your voice is actually like an "expectation"? It’s like something that hasn't fully formed yet but somehow makes its presence felt, creating a space for it to exist in the future. Perhaps the thing that brings the voice to life is the expectation of it being heard; does a voice that isn’t heard or expected truly exist?
What if what we call sound is actually like the movement itself? You know, the proof of something's inability to remain fixed, resulting from a constant state of transition from one place to another. If sound is not fixed, could our perception of it be entirely related to our own movement?
What if what we call sound is actually like an "imbalance"? Like something that is trying to reach a perfect balance but never quite gets there, thus constantly producing vibrations. Perhaps the existence of sound is related to how far it is from balance. Does sound completely disappear when it reaches balance?
what if sound is actually like a "gap"? Like, not something that fills a void, but rather a tool that makes us aware of the absence itself. Perhaps sound is an experience that makes us feel that nothing is something 🥲
What if the sound we refer to is actually like an "escape"? Like the trace it leaves while trying to break free from an event or situation. Perhaps sound is the echo of a being's struggle to move when it cannot stay still. Would it make a sound if it could hold still?
What if sound is actually a kind of "gap"? You know, a space that lies between two things, connecting them while also separating them. Perhaps sound is the way we perceive the distance between those two things. Is there not sound when there is no distance?
What if what we call sound is actually like an "illusion"? Something that makes us think something exists but actually doesn't contain anything at its core, just an illusion created by our brain's perception. Perhaps sound is entirely a product of our effort to create it; does it really exist, or does it not?
What if sound is actually like a "slowdown"? Like a trace left when something slows down, indicating that it hasn't completely stopped but its flow has changed. Perhaps sound is just the changing direction of movement; if speed is lost, does sound also vanish?
What if what we call sound is actually like an "interaction"? You know, not just the movement of something, but that movement hitting something else and bouncing back, finding a response. Perhaps the existence of sound is completed not only by a source but by the reaction it receives; if there’s no echo, does sound remain incomplete?
What if sound is actually like a "process"? You know, something that has neither a beginning nor a complete end, existing in constant motion but never completed at any moment. Perhaps sound only seems to exist because we try to capture it in an instant; can we stop the process itself?
What if what we call sound is actually like a "permission"? Like something that requires overcoming an obstacle, breaking down a wall, to exist. Perhaps sound doesn't exist on its own, but rather emerges in the space that allows it; if there had been no permission at all, would we even have knowledge of sound?
What if sound is actually like a "displacement"? Like a wave trying to reach from one point to another, but when it gets to that point, it has changed itself. Maybe the sound is no longer the same once it reaches its destination; then what we hear is either its state at the moment it left, or an interpretation of it at the destination?
What if what we call sound is actually like a "record"? Like a trace that creates a bridge between the past state of something and its current state, freezing and conveying those moments. Perhaps sound is the echo of a motion that has long since ended; are we really listening to the past rather than that moment?
What if sound is actually like an "escape"? Like something wanting to continually go to another place instead of staying in one spot, its existence is precisely in this act of going. Perhaps sound is something that cannot be still; so when it stops, is it still sound?
What if what we call sound is actually a mix of "illusion" and "forgetting"? You know, like something that exists for a moment and then immediately disappears, but leaves a mark in memory during that brief existence. Maybe sound reminds us of itself more through its absence than its presence; if any sound were completely forgotten, would it have ever existed?
