A Voice in the Crowd

December 30a voice in the crowd;lsu football

I am thankful for being a voice in the crowd. To be heard above all that is going on these days is often very difficult. Today's world has many tools such as the world wide web and instant communication from anywhere, that allow people to have a voice. The ease of these tools, however, is a double edged sword. As easy as it is to create your own web site, make a You Tube video, send a Tweet, do a blog, etc., it becomes more and more difficult to be noticed among the millions and millions of people out there "in the cloud", simply because everybody is doing it. Many people do not have a burning need to stand out. But many other people would like a soapbox to stand upon in order to say something meaningful, or have influence, or be listened to. I think many of the senseless acts of violence we see in today's world, are the result of people trying to be heard or noticed. I know there are much better productive ways to influence people and I wish that more people would turn to them rather than to the over-the-top ones.

This is a photo I took at the LSU versus Auburn football game at Tiger Stadium. I thought it was appropriate for this man having a voice among the thousands of people in the background.

a voice in the crowd

sometimes let me be

a voice in the crowd

give me a voice that screams

forcefully and loud

but at other times

let me remember it well

that it is good to stay humble

and to listen and not yell.

© rt tulley