"The acoustics in here are wonderful!"
[Hmm... third post in as many days. Something must be the matter... :)]
To a person, the speakers we have in chapel praise the acoustics of the place. With this inevitable remark, students turn and smile at each other knowingly – the acoustics of the place are actually horrendous, particularly for plays and concerts. But, in my opinion, any idea is worth entertaining at least once… and if every speaker makes the same comment, perhaps we ought to listen. Does Town Hall have good acoustics? No. But I do think that our speakers recognize something we don’t.
I’ve worked normal 8-5 desk jobs for the past four summers. I know what it is to work in an office. And guess what? In many offices, you can’t just flip on some music and work away (it would disturb others). And you certainly can’t wear headphones (that’s highly unprofessional). You can take a ten to fifteen minute break for a quiet time, if you so choose, but it must be quiet.
Here at school, however, we get to go to chapel and belt out praises in our low-ceilinged Town Hall – every morning. We often treat it as a burden, but to those who do not have this opportunity, it is an incomparable treasure. They don’t get to start every, single day with praise and worship. So they come up to the podium, sometimes teary-eyed, and say how nice it is to sing with us in a room with such great acoustics.
Good acoustics or no, let’s enjoy what we’ve got while we’ve got it.
To a person, the speakers we have in chapel praise the acoustics of the place. With this inevitable remark, students turn and smile at each other knowingly – the acoustics of the place are actually horrendous, particularly for plays and concerts. But, in my opinion, any idea is worth entertaining at least once… and if every speaker makes the same comment, perhaps we ought to listen. Does Town Hall have good acoustics? No. But I do think that our speakers recognize something we don’t.
I’ve worked normal 8-5 desk jobs for the past four summers. I know what it is to work in an office. And guess what? In many offices, you can’t just flip on some music and work away (it would disturb others). And you certainly can’t wear headphones (that’s highly unprofessional). You can take a ten to fifteen minute break for a quiet time, if you so choose, but it must be quiet.
Here at school, however, we get to go to chapel and belt out praises in our low-ceilinged Town Hall – every morning. We often treat it as a burden, but to those who do not have this opportunity, it is an incomparable treasure. They don’t get to start every, single day with praise and worship. So they come up to the podium, sometimes teary-eyed, and say how nice it is to sing with us in a room with such great acoustics.
Good acoustics or no, let’s enjoy what we’ve got while we’ve got it.
posted by Gabi @ 10:09 AM
3 Comments:
At Thu Nov 24, 09:05:00 AM CST,
Lisa Adams said…
Working full-time over the summer helped me appreciate chapel more, too. As an off-campus student I don't have to go every day ... but I find myself coming lots of times when it's not required. To be able to, in the middle of a workday, sing and worship with hundreds of Christians -- it can feel annoying when one has an exam or paper bearing down and didn't get enough sleep, but really it's an incomparable treasure and one of the things I will miss most after leaving PHC. I love our chapels! During the summer, praising God in song once a week on Sunday morning just doesn't seem like enough ... the idea of gathering every day to worship/pray/encourage one another would be a nice one to implement even after college.
At Tue Nov 29, 11:09:00 AM CST,
Campeador said…
I agree completely. Living in a big city just makes the problem worse, 'cause you can never really have a place of your own. Public transit and public housing don't help. :(
Singing in car commutes is so much fun.... :)
At Fri Dec 02, 02:17:00 PM CST,
Anonymous said…
AYE!
- Nic
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