In a 2011 tourism campaign, Republic of Finland advertised their country's "silence."
“Instead of proverb that [Finland] is actually empty too actually placidity too nobody is talking close anything here, let’s encompass it too instruct inward a skillful thing” said ane Finnish Tourist Board spokesperson.
Surprisingly, quiet mightiness last simply the opor-garai our encephalon needs!
Research shows that quiet increases encephalon business office too helps us "integrate internal too external information."
Noise, on the other hand, distracts too stresses our brains.
For example, people who alive close airports attain to a greater extent than stress hormones. These hormones bring the of import business office of filtering out harmful noise, but they every bit good filter out helpful noise.
In our increasingly noisy, busy world, nosotros remove periods of quiet too calm.
No wonder Psalm 46:10 says "Be still, too know that I am God."
This poesy goes beyond an invitation for a encephalon vacation. It commands us to "cease striving" too permit God last God.
We can't all pass fourth dimension inward Finland, but nosotros tin all pass fourth dimension inward trust too quiet earlier the Lord!
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Notes:
Cacophony: a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Source for quotes: Silence is Important to Our Brains
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