AccuWeather was accused of sensationalism when they billed a recent Eastern snow storm a "snowicane." Competitors and the National Weather Service both took issue with the name since hurricanes are measured by sustained wind speed and these storms had not such thing. It would seem that we need an escalation of words in order to catch people's attention, much like how commercials do this by being so much louder than the TV show.
How often do we inflate words or facts in order to gain attention? Exaggeration seems the norm. No longer are are we sick, but we SO sick. No longer are we good at something but we are SO good. No longer do we have something but we have the NEWSET something. No longer has a glitch come up than it is the end of the world. In 1950, there were no superstars (the word came into use later.) There were just stars.
The problem with exaggerated speech is this. How do we weigh what is important and worthy of our attention in a world where everyone and everything shouts at us to "pay attention OR ELSE?" Constantly plugged in, we have endless music, glitter and activity. LOUDER!
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God is speaking to you today. Will the noise win out or will you listen for him, spend time attentive to him? God does not bug us for attention. While he showers great things on all, only some tune him in and take advantage of it. What are you missing if your life has too much noise in it? Turn down the volume. You have something special waiting for you.
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