Listening To Wild Soundscapes Analysis

I believe that life is about communication, listening and understanding the world around us. Sound is one of the most important aspects of communication, without sound it is difficult to listen and communicate. In Listening to Wild Soundscapes Bernie Krause argues “It's the world's first theatrical, acoustic manifestation that among other things kind of provides us with instant feedback as to how we're treating the natural world.” What a powerful concept that I feel everyone should understand and feed off of, I believe that the world around speaks to us in many ways and the information we learn from our environment may enlighten our listening to the people around us. In The Poetics of Space Across Latitudes, Gordon Hempton asserts, …show more content…
Listening is a powerful tool that everything living thing uses to communicate and allow they’re being to be expressed. Whether a person is listening to their best friend talk about a her deep feeling for boyfriend or the frog in the backyard singing the night away. These are both examples of how listening enables everything living thing to connect. I believe when we listen to the sounds of nature and the people around we can continue to create a schema that maps our lives out (114). Listening to Wild Soundscapes Krause explained how science is using soundscape ecology to study how important listening to sounds in a habitat can assist us in learning what makes up a healthy ecosystem. This new important did not surprise me, I live in the mountain and hear nature speak to me every time I step outside, however I am glad that there are researchers connecting the dots of listening to the way a habitat operates. I believe we see the same impact when we communicate ad listen to the people around. If we use active listening with all of the people we come in contact with we are able to understand their surrounding and support them on their life journey. When we do this we are able to create long lasting relationship that will