Question

“To hear any flute is to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind.” Why does the author say this?

Answer 1

"To hear any flute is to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind."
The poet says this when he talks about five types of flutes- - the reed neh, the Japanese shakuhachi, the deep bansuri of Hindustani classical music, the clear or breathy flutes of South America and the high-pitched Chinese flutes. He says that a flute is at once the most universal and most particular of sounds. It is found in every culture. He says that flute links to our common characteristics. Just like every human being, the motive force is living breath. It too, needs to pause and breathe before it can go on.