BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, Ridgeline in the Eagle Cap Wilderness

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THE BELL, a #soundpoem #mp3 8 poems
w/ 3-d elec. percussion orchestra

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Northside or Southside.

How could I ever choose?

LISTENING

All listening is NOW. Listening is never 2nd-hand.
May the Muses take pity on the "Old Music" and
Baroque musicians, so full of fear and worry about
"how Bach would have played." All music is NOW,
and naturally resists being a slave of the past.
"Authenticity" is only of interest insofar as it is
relevant, or resonates with, the repertoire of current
metaphysical urgencies.

NATURAL ROOT OF FRIENDSHIP

Just as sympathetic resonance is in the physical
world the root of Love and Compassion, so the
natural dynamic web of mutual reltationship within
the community is the root of friendship.

NATURAL JUSTICE

We shape the world and the world shapes us.

Just as we can say that sympathetic resonance
is the beginning of Love and Compassion in the
physical world, we might also say that there are
physical principles which are the beginnings of a
kind of natural justice, as a way of just and equitable
distribution, not merely of resources, but more
importantly, of living space and life potential.

Three key features of natural justice we already
see present in the environment generally are freedom
of movement, place to be, and equitable, non-centralized,
distribution. These three taken together might be seen
as a species'—any species—basic rights, for without
them, it would be impossible for the natural intelligence
of adaptation to flourish.

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