N 13 Noise Pollution

I read an article in a journal today. The author wrote about his friend who is not like other people. He wants to say that he is strange or unique.

The writer said that his friend never go to wedding ceremonies. So when they are invited, he has to take the presents for his friend. The reason for his friend not going to weddings is that they usually have music bands at the weddings and play and sing so loud that people cannot talk to each other and their ears are also troubled by the noise.

 It is true, and I have to agree to that person. People who live in a big city have their own busy lives. They can not meet friends often, but only when there is thar-yay or nar–yay. Thar–yay is when people celebrate happy occasions like weddings and birthday parties and ceremonies relating to religion. Nar–yay is an unpleasant occasion such as a funeral or a visit to a hospital.

So when they are invited to a wedding ceremony which can not be avoided, they will meet with common friends. If they sit at the same table they will want to enquire about each other’s health, talk about old times, about friends etc.

But with the loud singing and playing of musical instruments it is not possible to do so. So we have to wait for the short interval between songs. If the songs are nice and pleasant like the oldies we can still stand them but songs and music of these days……

Young people will say that it is because I am an old woman, but I agree fully to the attitude of that person, but I also think there are many people like us who do not want to be drowned by noise pollution.

So whatever we may be called like ‘strange‘ or ‘unique’ we will have to accept it.

(To……Thet Htar )