[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] As the holiday time is getting closer, I’m re-posting this piece, which I wrote a few years back. “The Great Silence” by Ted Chiang is a story about the Earthly creatures we fail to hear. It’s beautiful and heartbreaking at times, but overall ends on a positive note with…