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Describe the sounds of nature heard
in your area
The best time to hear the sounds of nature is late in the
night when most human activities have stopped and
nature is intimately present.
I have, on many occasions, stepped outside my house late
at night. The very first thing that strikes me is the immense
stillness of nature. Stillness is not silence. Rather it is a
beauty that makes the environment seem so peaceful and
perfect. Within the stillness many sounds can be heard,
but the stillness is not disturbed.
The shrill cries of the cicadas are very evident. These
sharp high-pitched sounds pierce through the night, but as
I said earlier, they do not disturb the peace. In fact they
are part of the peace.
On a distant tree, a night-jar makes its “tok, tok” sound.
Somewhere else the bark of a dog can be heard. Over by
the stream, frogs sing out a croaking symphony. A breeze
springs up and whistles through the stately coconut palms.
The leaves of the huge angsana trees rustle in unison. All
is peaceful, in perfect balance with one another. I take in
the wonder of nature. Even the buzzing of mosquitoes
around my head seems part of it all.
Suddenly a youth on a motorcycle whizzes by, shattering
the stillness. My senses are jolted for a moment. This
unnatural sound is certainly out of balance with nature. But