Do You Hear That?
Are the saxophones getting louder?
We’ve all seen the meme, right? It’s been all over our FYP. The video starts totally normal, and then we hear a saxophone start to play, and it gets louder, and louder, and louder, and we just kinda watch it, right? Because what do you expect me to do about it?
But how did the saxophone get this loud?
What I mean is, we spend a lot of time waiting. Waiting for someone else to speak up so we don’t have to. Waiting for an adult to fix it. Waiting for someone to tell us what to do because what if our idea isn’t good enough, or we get laughed at, or we get looked at weird?
And while we wait, those saxophones keep getting louder.
Are we waiting for them to make us deaf?
At what point does it stop being loud?
Maybe it’s when we’ve heard the same rule so many times, and after a while we stopped questioning how unfair it is. Maybe it’s when we see someone being treated differently and think, “it just be like that.” Maybe it’s when something feels so normal that you forget you ever thought it was weird in the first place. That’s when noise becomes dangerous. Not because it’s loud, but because we get used to hearing it.
So? Let's change the music.
Ask yourself: What’s something happening right now in my community that I want to change? Start by questioning it. Why is it that way? Why is it happening? Start talking about it with those around you. Do other people see it, too? Who’s been affected by it the most? Speak up, whether that’s on social media or with the person sitting next to you. Make flyers. Start a petition. If you’re feeling ambitious, maybe you and your friends write a letter to your local representative about it, or create a club, or attend a community meeting.
The next time something doesn’t feel right, let’s make noise of our own.
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