As A Flower Turns Toward The Sun

There are times when we yearn for peace and quiet away from honking horns, screeching brakes, blaring transistors, throbbing washing machines and jarring jets. We treasure such periods of rest for our sensitive ears. But do you know how difficult it would be to find a moment of peace and quiet if our ears were only a bit more sensitive? If they were but slightly more powerful, we would be tuned into the chatter of rats. Were our ears three times more powerful, we would be tuned into our own heart beats and digestive processes. Were they five times more powerful, we would hear what bats were saying. And as the din grew louder, as more of nature’s secret sounds assaulted our sense of hearing, the possibilities for peace and quiet would decrease proportionately. If our ears were exposed to all sound, the roar would be intolerable; deafening. In nature’s grand design, there are sounds which are not intended to be heard with the naked…