Response to Blog: Silence

This is a response to Amy Rosvally's question what is silence. In the dictionary the word silence is defined as the absence of sound/ speech. It is associated with the words muteness, speechlessness, and peace. Thinking about these word associations, I don't think there is such thing as pure utter silence (not considering the deaf). Ever seen a scene in a comedy show where some one is trying to concentrate on their homework or office work and the room appears to be silent. Suddenly the person starts to become distracted from the ticking of the clock, the dripping of water from the faucet, a soft breeze blowing a house plant and other things. This is when they usually start to go crazy and give up on the task in front of them. This illustrates that there is no such thing as silence. Though the environment seems to be at peace there are many things that could be heard like the hum of the fridge, or the trip of an elevator, even the sound of your own breath. Silence is a goal that is wanted to be achieved, but will never be unless the hairs in your ears are destroyed or death comes.
What I find is that, people think they achieve silence when obvious noises aren't happening, for example I can say that my room is so silent that I could hear a pin drop. It is quiet in here, I don't hear anyone talking outside my door, there is no music or TV and no loud traffic outside, in the world of a person who isn't a keen observer, this room could be deemed silent. We do forget to include other not so obvious environmental factors. To me my room is not silent. I hear the hum of the light, the hum of the fridge, and yes, my own breath. Many people have forgotten to include less obvious nosies into the category of sound and therefore deem an area as silent. What I feel is that no matter how many times the librarian may say "ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" , she will never get the silence she is looking for. There are sounds everywhere and when we aren't listening to that annoying person tell us a not so funny joke, we are listening to our heart beating and the blood rushing through our veins.

My question: What ever happened to getting in touch with the enviroment and listening to the music of nature?