The ears are covered.
What is it like? I know, it can be quite welcoming for a while, can’t it? It can be quieting. But for how long? What are we missing by not being able to see or hear? There are many things we could go the rest of our lives without needing or wanting to see or hear again, but there would be much we would miss terribly.
Take a moment to think about what is taken away from your site. Many beautiful and not so beautiful things that take up our views each moment of the day. Graphics in the media, magazines, internet websites, and on tv, symbols on the streets, , photographs, paintings or prints in offices or in our houses, merchant signs, book covers, company logos, architecture, packaging. Literally, every where you look there are things to look at. Visuals that stir or stimulate us.
I could go on and on with the images. It fills our lives and we are not aware of it most of the time.
It is the same with music. We hear music on the radio, ipods, in elevators, in stores. Music notes are created to alert us of events. We enjoy music in the foreground and background in movies and television shows, commercials. Church. It is a rare occasion that life is without sound that was created by someone.
God created us to use our senses. It is a critical and necessary part of life and music and art have been part of civilization from the very beginning. We need it. I don’t believe it is even a matter of whether we want it or not. He created the world with beautiful visuals and sounds for our enjoyment and I also believe, to set an example.
They are trying to encourage less music and art in our schools and have dropped the programs from many school systems. Education is very important but music and art are fundamental to our existence. Everything we see out there outside of the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees was created by people who were exposed and encouraged at some time in their development. Even the guy who created the tiny jingles that we have all grown accustom to when our computers kick on.
Can we live without art and music? Try to imagine the world that is void of visual images and audible sounds. Oh my goodness.
It is not just the fine art lover and music fan that are impacted by art and music. It is all of us. I pray that we don’t neglect the importance of art and music in our lives and decide it is not vital for our children and their children. They will starve to death.
Our children must be exposed in every way they can.
God bless,
Karen
The Shieling 
I so totally agree!! Art and music may be the only way some have of expressing themselves. If someone is never exposed to it, they may never be able to tap into their God given talents. Our youngest daughter teaches high school art (ceramics) and sang in a choir when in high school. What if she had never the opportunity to learn about art or music. Our oldest daughter is an interior designer and art played a part in that. Perish the thought if there comes a time when art and music are no longer thought to be important!