Meaning Of Harmony

Let me say a little more about the meaning of harmony. As with all words, it is useful to return to harmony’s roots. Harmony is derived from the Greek harmos and the Latin harmonia: harmos meaning “joint”, harmonia meaning “agreement”. When we think of something that is in a state of harmony, we think of components coming together to produce a pleasing or complete whole. We think of old and new architecture blending in harmony; we think of science and nature working in harmony. Perhaps most commonly, we think of the sound of harmony when we listen to music. The French composer and musical theorist Jean-Phillipe Rameau, in what was the earliest musical treatise on harmony in the early 18th century, wrote that the pleasing sound of harmony is to be found in music conforming to compositional principles. Harmony, in other words, was a process – and not merely a result while diversity means the difference between individuals and groups in society arising from gender, ethnic origins, social, cultural or religious background, family structure, disabilities, sexuality and appearance.

When we look back on Malaysia history, incident May 13 leave a deep impressions to all Malaysians . I think some still keep what happened [during May 13 1969] in their hearts, and these feelings against other races are passed to their children. During the British times, the Malays, Chinese, and Indians got along together. I pray it won’t happen again. Indeed, the incident is a miserable incident for