Noise, Noise

I hate being around large groups of people now, because of the noise they make. The noise in a crowded restaurant, for example, is so intense and there are so many different conversations going on, if you are not already crazy, you will be driven crazy. One of the survival skills that we acquire as we get older is to filter out most of that stuff that we perceive is not going to be helpful to us. However, I find now that I’m losing that skill. I’m not able to filter everything out any longer. It all sounds like a constant cacophony.