Lest we forget ... remembering through the song of the resilient spirit.(Critical essay)

From: Studies in the Humanities | Date: December 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Everything, everybody holds within their hearts a song: songs of life, songs of timeless things and timeless places, songs of laughter, and finally, songs of death. Even when facing death and hardship, these are the songs of the resilient spirit that each person sings in his/her own way. For many of us, these songs may come in haunting melodies, in voiceless utterings, or in the rustlings of the wind as it dances through cottonwoods and tall grasses. For others, their resilient songs may be heard through the beating of the drum or through the quiet voice whispering softly between ...

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