“Treat others the way you want to be treated,” didn’t our teachers tell us? The first mention of the Golden Rule we know of today apparently is in hieroglyphics from around 2,000BC from ancient Egypt. We have records of the same idea uttered by philosophers and moralists and spiritual leaders from all over the world across time, space and cultures.
Especially now, when the news about conflicts and disasters add to our anxiety about our future uncertainties, we need to harness the power of music, and deploy musicians at reenforcing our human bond.
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Perhaps the sounds that give us the most satisfying sense of peace is the sounds of music, I’ve come to think these days. No matter what is going on in the outside world, in the time and space we cherish music together, we belong, at peace.
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The photos from Maui also reminds me how we will be experiencing more and more of these natural disasters now with our climate crisis. How can we learn to prioritize compassion over self-protection, dignity and decency over anxiety, and perspective over myopia collectively, and sustainably?
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As a musician, trained in the art of listening, the harmony of the spheres, and the universal language, perhaps the part that musicians like myself can play is to create resonance out of diverse voices. Perhaps, I can help inspire better communication between experts, who may be like the blind men trying to figure the elephant out by focusing on one aspect of this dynamic and ginormous phenomenon.
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