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…