No shame here, I think we’ve all felt lonely at times. Big
times, feeling forgotten by people that you adore. Little times, being left out
of an inside joke that has everyone else rolling on the floor. Both cases can
leave you feeling hopeless and both cases matter deeply.
And as future SLPs and Audiologists, I believe we play a role
in fighting this loneliness. We help to right the wrong-ness of feeling alone.
Because we are menders of communication, and language lets us share life
together, to know and be known. You can laugh because one friend says “y’all”
and the other says “you guys.” You can roll your eyes when your dad tells the
same story you’ve heard several times. You can smile because there is a letter
in the mailbox for you. You can explain to a friend why your feelings are hurt
and you can tell a professor why you’re excited for next year. This might seem
trivial, but it’s all loaded with meaning. Language serves as sweet evidence
that we are living life well together.
Isn't it so easy to worry about formants and bilabials and stuttering
and cranial nerves and hearing aids and the fact that I've used “and” way too
many times in this sentence? Those details are so important, but thank goodness
they’re not the only reasons we do this. Life is precious, but doing life
together with people you love? That is golden.
{Friends! I am graduating so soon. I will miss writing for this little blog. :) }
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