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limbs as we crawl, walk and hop to reachable places as we add inches and pounds. Initiated by lullabies, notes and lyrics are our constant companions as we claim our rightful space every step we take.

Yes, music is an expression of feelings that cannot be put into words. It blends with our workplace, human relations and any form of intellectual or cultural activity. It can even reach seemingly unexplorable dimensions as we enjoy hearing every piece of the harmonious blend of voices and instruments.

Some say that music is the peculiar movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue. I would even go as far as believing a claim saying that the strength of every democracy is measured by its commitment to the arts.

Why this topic today? One reason probably is the increasing sound pollutants that we encounter daily in this noisy world – hearing rants, arguments,

sonic background of bomb blasts, artillery exchanges; and even perceiving the scary sound of approaching waves of storm surges and tectonic grumblings under our feet.

Thus, let us not forget music and its curative powers. It can help maintain a healthy equilibrium of the way we look at things and the way we look at ourselves.

Please take a look of what these people have said about music:

“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to

- tion…” – Plato

“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” – Maya Angelou

“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” – Victor Hugo

“A film is – or should be –

It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.” – Stanley Kubrick

“The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with

treasons, stratagems and spoils.” – William Shakespeare

comes from music.” – Mike Myers. “My heart, which is so full to

- laced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.” – Martin Luther

“Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this

with sneers, doubts, and even condemnation of this drive to get rid of the street loiterers.

Are we missing something here? Isn’t it normal for peace-loving city residents to wish that the authorities protect us from possible dangers that our pedestrians may encounter any time of the day? Are we not happy that our sons and daughters can move anywhere without being molested by drunkards as a result of street drinking sessions? How many times have we heard of physical assaults like rape, injuries, and theft perpetrated by thugs in the wee hours of the morning?

It is sad to note that “righteous” politicians and “freedomloving” netizens were quick to point out that the “tambay drive” is a form of human right violation and curtailment of freedom of assembly and these conditions are unacceptable in a democratic country like ours.

Is it really the new normal to be blind and deaf to the human rights of the victims? Do we ask the police to just watch and react after a crime is committed and wait at their precincts and wait for the report after the damage is done?

To critics: To further air your concern against the drive, please post a signage in your fence that reads:

to distort it. It is sad that we always fall victims to those attempts.

*** Dynamic changes in the nature of broadcast news have recently taken place. Before, news video

editors of major news organizations. Because of social media and the preponderance of personal cameras of smartphones, news events today are often covered by a multiple citizenjournalists and disseminated, in advance of the mainstream media, through the web. Where the major news media used to support law enforcement’s version of events, the public now

- ing versions of events.

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Good work, good deeds and good faith to all.