You may listen closely. You may listen from another room. You may let the sound play while your attention moves elsewhere. You may stop listening before the sound ends. You may return later. You may not return at all.

When sound is released from the need to make a statement, something else becomes possible. There is less effort in listening. Less reaching. Less searching for meaning. Sound does not ask to be understood. It does not require attention, analysis, or translation. It does not need to be followed from beginning to end.