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| GOT's Sir Gregor Pigayne - "Vow of Silence" or "Who Cares if He's Mute?" It only makes him scarier! |
One of the more confusing conditions I've been dealing with (or not dealing with) is my progressively diminished ability to speak. After the tumor was removed my speech slowly began to deteriorate. Now, only the PS is able to understand me. I have no idea what happened. But at the time I wasn't too worried, I mean how bad could it be? As it turns out, pretty bad! In my grand scheme of disabilities I thought being "speechless" was definitely a minor one. Collateral damage, worry about it later. Who needs to hear me, anyone? I would just "shut the hell up!" Tons of comic potential! Mysterious! Noble,even. As per usual, I was wrong!
Did Sir Gregor ever need to confirm an appointment or need to call his parents? Didn't think so! He was too busy ripping someone's head off or torturing some other unfortunate! Even the most silent of us have to occasionally pick up a phone!
About the hundredth time I couldn't respond with my usual snarky quip to something truly moronic, I determined this "silence" business was for the birds! And birds make all kinds of sounds! Birds, in fact, never shut up!
I can't be bothered by ordinary challenges such as driving or grocery shopping. But I draw the line (well, I think about drawing lines) when I require another human being to answer in the negative or affirmative because I remain unable to make the corresponding noise.
I reconfigured my priorities to include Speech Therapy, and my journey continues...
The Man in the Iron Mask struck a chord with me, revenge of an identical twin...
ReplyDeleteand sked myself, could I adapt and still find meaning in life behind no only bars, but an iron mask in solitary? The answer I came up with - no where shared until just now, is "yes" life and god-given thought are too precious, why not try and explore mathematics and number ideas to expand on human knowledge, despite being fully trapped...rather like Steven Hawking, isn't he similarly trapped, but his thoughts are quite clear...