Each and every such thought provking mail from Chord must be archived..... Its so nice of you to write such mails.
You speak from your heart and thats very visible from the mail. Thanks and keep them flowing. God Bless. On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Chord <purev...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Evil deeds and hard times have always been around. However, they seem to > be more salient recently with the bad economy, terrorist attacks and > threats, recent murderous shooting rampages in the US and Germany, etc. etc. > Life to me is full of dualities....light/dark, evil/good, hope/despair, > night/day, etc. > > As I listen and re-explore the vast ecyclopedia of ARR's music, hearing the > various world musical genres in fusion, co-existing and harmonizing > peacefully within a single song or album, the symbolism of that fusion and > peaceful and celebratory co-existence struck me as so important in a time > when hatred, ignorance, poverty, and violence threaten our very well being > and lives. Hearing ARR's music helps me to think about all the varied, > colorful, beautiful world cultures that surround us and the importance of > maintaining peace and harmony for our well being. As I've said before, his > music represents the best of humanity....colorful, vibrant, tolerant, > peaceful, going beyond artificial boundaries. > > There are only a few things in this life, in this world right now that are > giving me hope for a better future for humanity. ARR's music is one of those > things. At the risk of sounding ideal and naive, why can't we live > peacefully? Why can't we raise our children with peace and tolerance, > teaching them good valuea that promote peacful co-existence and tolerance > with different people and cultures? I know it's complex and it's a problem > that won't just go away by itself. > > ARR's music to me represents so much much more than just immediate > entertainment and mood uplifting. The philosophy behind his music, his > message has never been more important to embrace than now. > > God, save us from ourselves and may peace be our future. > > > -- regards, Vithur
