Deaf to a Whisper

As I was walking on the balcony, taking that dreaded thing called laundry to the machines, I noticed a girl walking by. She had her backpack slung over her shoulder and there was not anything to draw my attention to her. She was most likely going to class, where she would sooner or later fall asleep.
What caught my attention the most that in her ears were two white headphones. They were so small I only noticed them because of the wires that were protruding from them. I, personally, don't own an ipod. This is not to say that I don't love music. I do. One of my hobbies is listening to musicals but it seems that we are taking it to an extreme when we can walk from one side of campus to another with out something humming in our ears, which I dare say is a ten minute walk at the most.
Why did this make me a little uneasy? I think that we have forgot how to listen. When one is able to switch on sounds at their slightest whim one forgets that one is not always the commander of what one hears. I say this because so often we say, including myself, that we can't hear God, but if God is the wind blowing past us then how can we hear Him when we are listening to Josh Groban every time there is silence. If God speaks in whispers maybe we need to take the headphones out and strain our ears to listen. Unlike the music we listen to God is not in the background and He needs our full attention.
~Emma