Day of hearing rustles

Modern man, living in a world of loud sounds, an endless flow of information and haste, has stopped paying attention to the subtle manifestations of the world around him If you take a break from the hustle and bustle for even a minute, you can hear the rustling of autumn leaves, the purring of a cat and the singing of cicadas The Day of Listening to Rustle is called upon to return to a person the joy of perceiving reality not only through the organs of vision, but also through hearing It is celebrated in early autumn - September 14th It’s not only nature that gives us barely audible sounds and signs A curtain on a window blowing up from a draft, the rustling of tires of a car slowly moving across the yard, the insinuating steps of a child who came up from behind to cover your eyes with his hands We practically do not pay attention to these sounds But they are important and complement the picture of the world around us, just like the clink of a spoon in a cup of tea, the sound of bus whistles, the rumble of an asphalt roller, or the cry of a housemate from the balcony: “Roma, put on your hat!” The joy of enjoying the simple, unpretentious things present in our lives is not available to everyone Listening to rustling sounds is akin to meditation; it is an art that can be learned To comprehend it, you need to step away from everyday life and try to slow down the passage of time This works very well among the eastern peoples, who lead a leisurely and measured lifestyle In her haiku, Machi Tawara, a modern Japanese poetess, conveys the philosophy of wabi-sabi - unassuming emptiness, movement on the path to understanding the fleeting beauty of the world around us This deep focus on contemplating existence is characteristic of Chinese and East Asian Buddhism The rustle of a butterfly's wings, the rustle of a dream catcher and the whisper of prayer were drawn to our attention by our ancestors, who perceived the world primarily through the organs of hearing The Indians put their ears to the ground in order to distinguish in its vibrations the sound of the hooves of horses with galloping riders; in this way, the inhabitants of the tundra learned how far the deer had gone Folk signs were based on close observation of nature, barely noticeable signs and sounds made by animals and birds The inhabitants of the hut could hear not only the creaking of the floorboards, but also the steps of the brownie, who came out of his hiding place for a walk at night In the modern world, too much attention is paid to video, information that is perceived by the eyes But just recently, instead of reading electronic books to oneself, one got acquainted with their paper ancestors at family gatherings, reading out loud chapter after chapter There are a lot of things in the world that we hardly pay attention to - for example, the beating of the heart or the sound of exhaled air Even the collision of two of its molecules produces a sound equal to -203 dB The rustling of newspaper pages, a beetle beating against the glass of a window, the snort of a hedgehog that approached the porch of the house The Day of Listening to Rustle Calls calls our attention to these and other barely discernible sounds