An issue facing many big cities contemporarily is that a quiet living environment has turned to a densely-populated area with inevitable noise pollution. Therefore, whether the amount of noise should be restricted or not has always been a question of much contention. Personally, I believe that citizens have the freedom to make sounds but noise definitely needs to be reasonably controlled.
First of all, it is probable that noise pollution could pose a huge threat to citizens’ well-being. Disturbed by annoying noise, people would find it difficult to fall asleep, and a lack of sound sleep would lead to fatigue the next day, which would adversely affect their physical health. Besides, people under the exposure of noise may suffer from anxiety and irritability, which could aggravate the mental state of those who already undergo long-lasting work-related stress.
Another significant reason of limiting noise lies in governments’ responsibility to work for the benefit of their citizens. To put it another way, it is the duty of governments to maintain a favorable living environment for residents. The apparent reason is that people might expend a large amount of savings on their residence, and thus they are supposed to be provided with a high quality dwelling environment.
However, it has to be admitted that people also have the right to make noise for their own good because they are in possession of their dwelling places. For example, when people hold a birthday party at home, they could enjoy the pleasant atmosphere with friends around and music delighting everyone. It is the freedom of them to make sounds for their benefit yet it would not be the legal right if the sound is loud enough to disturb others.
Therefore, I am convinced that people could be given certain freedom to make sounds, but the amount needs to be reasonably restricted by governments so that citizens’ well-being and living quality could be guaranteed.