Now Hear This Part One

There is a large truck driving around outside.  It could be a garbage truck.  It could be UPS.  It’s safe to say, though, that I can hear it.  It’s close.  It’s lumbering.  It must be big.

The fridge has kicked into gear in the kitchen.  The whirring of some mechanism inside is a sign that the cooling thing—whatever it is—is working again.

Laughter can be heard from the apartment next to mine.  Sometimes I roll my eyes, hoping the people shut up.  Sometimes I smile and laugh to myself.  Laughter is contagious.  I love the sound of laughter.

I love to be able to hear things, and certainly, don’t take that for granted.  I hate it when I have to ask people to repeat themselves if I missed what they said, and I feel awful if someone asks me to repeat what I have said.  Of course, if they ask me again, I just get annoyed.

I come from a family involved with ears.  My aunt Kim works for an ear, nose and throat specialist.  My grandfather has had hearing aids for almost as long as I have known him.  And the rest of my family is involved in music.  Whether it is playing, listening, or loving it, we all need our ears to hear it.  Not to mention, just every day life.  Conversations in my family couldn’t take place without some form of hearing, as is the same for most, if not all, families.

I asked my aunt what she thought about ears.  I wasn’t sure if I wanted to ask her, because I knew I would get her professional opinion instead of her personal one.  But then again, the professional opinion would be just as valuable.  I was going to counter her response with an answer from my musical brother, but he didn’t prove to be as useful as I hoped he would.  Nonetheless, his opinion counts and I will share it with you soon.

My aunt reminded me that everyone has ears.  [Insert a smiling emoticon here.]  She’s clever.  Ears are all different shapes, sizes and colors.  It’s an anatomical organ that detects sound.  Thank goodness.  They also play a part in keeping your body balanced.  I looked up the ear online, and honestly, with everything else going on right now, I couldn’t make heads or tails of all the medical terminology.  So, if you’re curious about the ear.  Check out the link below.  I'm going to take a break.

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