Music has an enchanting power of rhythm which resonates with all creatures. Peppy music invariably wants to make us dance and groove, melancholic tunes induce feelings of sadness in us. There is an analogy between music and the rhythms of nature. We humans being the children of nature follow the dictates of nature. As children we are universally innocent of guile, spontaneous and playful. At this stage we follow the dictates of nature and mothers- eating and sleeping as they deem necessary. In nature also birds and animals generally wake up at dawn with their energies peak, slowly the energy dwindles towards evening and a feeling of stupor and lethargy creeps in at sunset, and then all creatures sleep at sundown to awaken the next day. As adults our entire working life is usually spent in a restless dance of activity - working at home, working in the office, worrying about finances, about family. This endless routine and rhythm is so relentless and exhausting that it becomes inbuilt in us. But change is the motto of life. Slowly but surely the music changes, from fast and furious to a slower tempo in our forties and fifties with family responsibilities becoming lesser, till one day the day of retirement when the frenetic pace gives way to a more sedate music. Slow down, listen to the rhythm of nature, it says, look around you, to the beauty of flowers, the passage of seasons, to the birdsong we have ignored for so long!
