Simply Elevate Issue 9 September 2013 | Page 52

Through Expressions Of Art!
(Part III)
During my early youth—and let me be perfectly Frank, even some of my past adulthood-- I experienced several Sunday church services nodding and doping-off before, at times, event-- ually falling asleep—and, perhaps, even snoring a little. Thunderous preaching raining down from the pulpit couldn’t even keep me awake. Actually, it seemed to have had the reverse effect. The louder it got, it seemed, the deeper I dosed. At times like these it was only when a harmonious, melodious voice, of say, a female so-- prano or male alto or low bass would fill the air with an aesthetically pleasing sound quality that I would arouse, stir and began to awaken. It was as if, unintentionally, my ears had been more attuned to the inspiring, melodious singing than it had been to the loud, thunderous preaching. Such songs, accompanied by music and artistically rendered, on days as these, transformed me from a Sunday morning “sleepy head” into an inspired soul “receiving the message through the music.” Truly, art in its many expressions—and especially through music—has the power to awaken, uplift and Transform us all. A neighbor and harmonica enthusiast, Seth Parks, recalls playing his instrument to help transform a dire situition in 2007. “I’d had a collision with an elderly lady and she became very anxious and nervous, sitting in her car,” he said. “While we waited on the police, I took out my harm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x?%??X]\?H?[??K8?'H?H^Z[??8?'H\?X?X[HZ?H?[??[???[Y??%?H????[???????][\?\?H[X[???][???'H?[?\??Y???H?Y[??[??x?&\??Z[??[??\?Y?H\??[??[???H?\Y\?8?'H?Y[Z?HH[H?[??H?\?[??H???X?H?[???\?[?]?H[H\?X?X]]?H?H?Y?[?H[?Y[?[?][Y\??\?H]X?]?Y?H]?X?]\?H\?H\?H[Y\?]H??X?H][X[?]\????HYH\???Z[?H][8?%??Y][??[?H\?Z?[??\?x?'H\??^H[??\?\?[??[???\?\???\???[?Z[????Y?H??\??\???X?K?H\?]?\????^?[??Y?][??H?[YH^\?Y[??\?[??\??8?'[?H[YH[H[YH]^H?[??[???X?\?[HY\H[?^H[??YK8?'H?H?^\?8?']?\??&]X]\??\?HH[KHX\?H?[YH[???[?H?[??]\?^H[?[?[????[][?X?]H?]^H]YY[??K??X?[H?]???[??Y[[???[??]?H[H]???[?][??]\??[?[??[K?\??X?[??[x?%??]?[WH[??X??]Z\?8?&X\??[?\??&H[??[??\?H[H?]?HZ\?\???K??'H?[H[??[??\??Y[?[YX[???Y[????]\?X?^Y\??\?X?X]???[?H????XZ???HY?K[??]?[?Y[?[[??[???X]]?H??\??]\?X?[?\?Y?K?^Z[??X[??]Y?H?YH[??[?[?H?]?YX\??]\??H?^\?8?'\?H?[\?H?\?HX[?H^\?H?[?Y??H?]?YH^Z[???]^H??Y[??[??XY?]?[????X?X?H??^H]\?X?\???????H[H[?H\?X?X]]?H?^H]\?X?[?Z[?[??X\??[???^HX[??[??[?[?Z?\?]X?[YH[?Y?????]H?X]]Y?[YX[????]?\?????\?[???X?]X[]Y\?\??[?Y\??\[?K?\?\??\?H[??H[?]Y[??K??'H[?Y][??]?[??[Y?\Y\?[??H]Y[?[?\??\[?Y?X\??YY[???[???[Y\??\??[?Y?]???Y?\?]\?X?8?'^Z[??X[??[??[?[??X]\?H?[??H?X?Y]?[Y[?8?'H?H?^\?8?'\?H?X?[YH[?H^\?Y[??YH??[??H]\?X??\?[?HX\?[?????H?YH?]??\??\??[???YK\???YYH\H?\Y?[????[??H??X]]?H^\?Y[??K??'HZ?HX[?H?\??????]\?\?\?X?[\???X?H????\\??Z[??[???[Y[?[[????Y\?[??]\?X?\?X?X][?[?[??X?Y[??^Z[??8?']\?X?\?H???H[??\?Z[H]?\?]\??\??[X[??[?8?&\?Z\?]Y?H[?]??Y\?\??]HYX[????\???[^?\??[??[?H?Zx?&ZH?Z]]\?\?X?X[H?Z\?Y?H?Zx?&ZH?][????]H]8?&]\?X?\?HY\??H?X???[?X^H\??[??H?X[H?Y???&x?'H?]\?]X??]HXZ?K]\???X?H[?]\?X?]?[?]????H?N???[?????\??H??[?H[??\?[?H?\??[???][?\??]H?[????[?[??[?Z[????Y?[?Y????HX\??HX]?[?H?X[K?8?']\?X??\???[???x?'HH?^\?[\]X?[K?8?'?K]??[???[?H??]\????]?\??\?\?H?ZX?H???[??[?H???\?????]\?X?\?H?ZX?H?H]?[?H?X[K8?'HH?^\??[H[\\?^?[??]\?]H??[\?\??]?H]X^H^H[??\?X\??[??]?\??\?]H??Y??]?\?X\??[?Z[??]\?X?\??HH8?'YX[???[?[???'KK[??H8?'[???'H
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