Let me get out my book on diplomacy. It might come in handy here.
"Nobody Minds." I don't believe it. If you are out in the beautiful peace and quiet of the country, that makes the noise stand out the more, grating and grinding against the harmony of the countryside which your neighbors cherish. You may not cherish the peace and quiet of the country, but your neighbors do. People who have no sense of respect for their neighbors, well, that means they have never grown up. In other words, that means their sense of justice has never matured. Their personal circle of justice has never grown large enough to include others inside of it. It is only the big "me" that matters. They are still caught up in that "mine" mentality of the toddler, my music, my rush, my rights, even if they are still in a body that is 55 years old. In other words, as time marches on in terms of the aging of the body, time has stood still when it comes to the maturing of the soul. "Nobody minds". That's only an ego-centric delusion.
Actually, I think this is true, that 98% of the people do mind. But why they don’t speak up, that is another issue entirely, and one that is more complex.
For example, while 98% of the people would prefer that their right to have peace and quiet on their own property be respected, the amount of effort they will put in to achieving that will vary widely from individual to individual. There are many factors that people will plug into the hassle equation, depending on their circumstances. If the needle on the scale points to the possibility that they will lose more peace by speaking up than they are losing by the noise pollution, they will simply grit their teeth. The fear of the unknown, of what might happen if they speak up, perhaps a reaction that might make things worse, rather than better, will deter most people from stepping forward to confront the noise polluter. But that doesn’t mean they don’t mind or don’t care. They do. And that’s the truth.
> Let me get out my book on diplomacy. It might come in handy here.
> "Nobody Minds." I don't believe it. If you are out in the beautiful peace and quiet of the country, that makes the noise stand out the more, grating and grinding against the harmony of the countryside which your neighbors cherish. You may not cherish the peace and quiet of the country, but your neighbors do. People who have no sense of respect for their neighbors,... that "mine" mentality of the toddler, my music, my rush, my rights, even if they are still in a body that is 55 years old... "Nobody minds". That's only an ego-centric delusion.
You don't understand just HOW far out in the country I live.
And after I did, I set up my PA on max and drove out to the area where my neighbors live and asked them if the noise bothered them. The response was "What noise?" It was inaudible.
So you can take your "no sense of respect for their neighbors" and "toddler" and "delusion" comments and the rest back now. When I said "way the hell out in the country", I freakin' MEANT it. ;-)