On Noise Critique
On Noise Critique
With a great epiphany, I finished reading “On Noise” by Seneca. At the beginning of the passage, Seneca argues that serenity is not as necessary to the people who want to focus on their own further development as people thought. Seneca states that he ignores the distractions by occupying his minds in his own matters. What Seneca is explaining through the passage is that noises are inevitable in people’s lives, and even if people escape from external noises, their internal voices will make them feel nervous. The solution to the problem brought by the inevitable noises or any other distractions, as Seneca proposes, is to be genuine enough and dedicated in what they do. The passage, which used a lot of analogies, in my opinion, is useful a guide for people that are always distracted from some temptations on their way to achieving their goals. I can’t agree more with Seneca when he states, “The only true serenity is the one which represents the free development of a sound mind.”
The passage begins with Seneca describing an environment filled with strident and discordant noises, “Now imagine to yourself every kind of sound that can make one weary of one’s years.” Seneca states that he can bear all those sounds he describe at the beginning just like he could bear the sounds of falling water by becoming “self-absorbed and not let outside things distract it.” Seneca then stated his ideal state of serenity by challenging the mediocre opinion of serenity. He argues that, pure quietness doesn't bring people peace, and that, “The only true serenity is the one which represents the free development of a sound mind.” He supports his argument with an example of someone who obtained external quietness, but hasn’t obtained the true internal peace. What Seneca was exemplifying with this example is that noise, be it human voice or artificial sounds or even people’s own voices in their own mind, is inevitable in people’s live. Seneca further uses some other
With a great epiphany, I finished reading “On Noise” by Seneca. At the beginning of the passage, Seneca argues that serenity is not as necessary to the people who want to focus on their own further development as people thought. Seneca states that he ignores the distractions by occupying his minds in his own matters. What Seneca is explaining through the passage is that noises are inevitable in people’s lives, and even if people escape from external noises, their internal voices will make them feel nervous. The solution to the problem brought by the inevitable noises or any other distractions, as Seneca proposes, is to be genuine enough and dedicated in what they do. The passage, which used a lot of analogies, in my opinion, is useful a guide for people that are always distracted from some temptations on their way to achieving their goals. I can’t agree more with Seneca when he states, “The only true serenity is the one which represents the free development of a sound mind.”
The passage begins with Seneca describing an environment filled with strident and discordant noises, “Now imagine to yourself every kind of sound that can make one weary of one’s years.” Seneca states that he can bear all those sounds he describe at the beginning just like he could bear the sounds of falling water by becoming “self-absorbed and not let outside things distract it.” Seneca then stated his ideal state of serenity by challenging the mediocre opinion of serenity. He argues that, pure quietness doesn't bring people peace, and that, “The only true serenity is the one which represents the free development of a sound mind.” He supports his argument with an example of someone who obtained external quietness, but hasn’t obtained the true internal peace. What Seneca was exemplifying with this example is that noise, be it human voice or artificial sounds or even people’s own voices in their own mind, is inevitable in people’s live. Seneca further uses some other