(For information about this poetic form please refer to Appendix 1)

i've found thAt the term "music" usuaLly refers to, simply, the ordering of sound. people will heAr orgaNization in their own personal way - some limited to song structure while others hear more complexities or simplicities. concerning your "convincing" others: i've found that just By engaging Oneself in an enjoyable activity (Without harM to others) will sometimes pique outsider interest. if thAt persoN wAnts to know more, then ideas are proffered and shared (this may indicate that the person asking is of a curious nature - possibLy more open to difference). i've found thAt "coNvincing" (with the idea of changing another's mind) generally does more harm than good or at Best changes little. listening by the rOadside is a Wonderful "probleM" to hAve. I wish all of our world problems were of this character. when it comes to "humaN interAction", not aLl instruments need to be touched by sentient beings to be Activated (theremiN, singing telegraph wires, et al), But there needs tO be a sentient being there for perception. existence relies on the elements of interactivity - vibrations occur and an ear, for example, vibrates in response and We call it "sound" - with no typanuM, pArt of the souNd equAtion is gone. the rainbow equation is incompLete if either the sun, moisture or perceiver is missing in this trinity. the sound/silence question - sounds thAt oNe's not cognizant of or sounds not considered to Be part Of the perceived event are considered "silent", but this is just a matter of "intention" on the listeners part. possibly, if one starts their day by sitting and listening until a sound is heard that Was never noticed before then possibly a slow conversion could take place (this could be done for all the senses if one wished to develop those areas.) it's kind of like using a new word in a sentence each day in order to strengthen your vocabulary - you're strengthening your "sense" vocabulary. i don't want to take you away froM books tho - i know you sAid that you have a bit of a time with ceNtering, but cAge's "siLence" doesn't need to be reAd all at oNe sitting and it's not a difficult read at all (sheeze, i read it when i was 9 - how difficult could it Be?). i dOn't knoW if i was of any help, but you did ask for opinions and possibly all of us would like to know how you're progressing with Much of these "sound" ideAs that you're haviNg.

Rod Stasick