Censorship

Censorship

Art is the freedom of expression, the freedom to express ones feeling, the freedom to educate, to inform, and the freedom to connect with. From where is art originated? It is from the reality. The reality it experienced, the reality it lived not from the outer space where mind never explores. Creativity of art solely is the result of ones experience. Music the art of reality touching us with its melodies is the subset of this reality. The reality where society lived upon, the reality society accepts, the reality society ruled and abide. As Plato said “the right sort of music would help to set the soul in harmony rather than discord”. We relate to a music that connects with our sole, with our feeling and our reality. We decline that tells us unreal, since we are not accustomed or we are not comfortable with it. When saying this it doesn’t mean art denies creativity. It highly appreciates it but believes it is no way out from the actual reality. Plato talked about this with essence of the beauty “The beauty of a flower, or a sunset, a piece of music or a love affair, is an imperfect copy of Beauty Itself. In this world of changing appearances, while you might catch a glimpse of that ravishing perfection, it will always fade. It’s just a pointer to the perfect beauty of the eternal.”  For Plato beauty is the Form of “ideal”. He called beauty as "the Really Real". As he said the world of this Form is rational and unchanging and only has reality to the extent that it succeeds in imitating the Forms. This statements asserts we are cultivated with these realities, if an art is discordant of these realities we decline it… this is where censorship comes. This doesn’t mean minorities can shape or influence the general, rather the wholesome of society rule. Specific religious views, customs, ideologies or else can’t or must not direct creativity and destroy their owners. Society always follows the influx of creativity, advancement or change. And not always is stubborn for the beliefs entrenched within. It progressed with an idea for creativity, growth, advancement, respect and mutual benefit. An art in the name of creativity, personal money making, disrespecting and damaging will never have a place in our society. Even for a music that depicts sex, drug and violence society gives a place to listen.. this explains its relatedness to our daily being. But music that transcends the fine lines imprinted by our society will not have acceptance, for that censorship works well. As Mr. Lombardi mentioned …liberty to do what he considers right…. This right signifies the right to respect what is acceptable…that is the ultimate right. All in all art that tells our reality harmonize with our interest; the reverse is true for an art that is unreal. Art cannot be restricted by special interest groups and minorities, majorities must rule. Majority never denies the progression of ideas rather wanting to hear ideas that are related to our practice and familiarity.