while at university i attended various meetings where things were said with passion and meaning. these meetings overflowed into social media discussions and led into certain aspects of belief and passion. to protect myself i connected to my right to listen.
this week i’ve practiced this at home with a request to not be read certain types of posts from my families facebook timeline. i did this to protect myself from aspects of world events that i find difficult to process and have seen how over time the storey modifies and lessens in severity.
the whole global terrorism storey being presented to us by the mainstream media has for some time now been something that i choose to listen to when i’m ready to hear. i grew up being fearful of going to london because of the potential of an ira bomb. that was terrorism sourced outside of the media. at a personal level do i defeat terrorism as portrayed by the media by simply not listening to it?
for some time i’ve quietly listened to my mobile phone at night for if a text arrived. i’ve lived in preparation for when i receive a text concerning the health of my mum. it’s not something i particularly want to listen out for.
i’ve not been close to my mum, i hadn’t seen her for 12 years. i had spoken and tried to connect and understand. i do have a better understanding.
the text i had prepared myself for so long arrived on tuesday night. less than 12 hours later, the phone call. i don’t know how old my mum was.
