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According to the author the humming of the insects in the bedroom is as good as the buzz of the dentist’s drill or the sawmill.
 The bee and the wasp are considered to be the noble insects , the bee is morally higher because it does not bite without provocation and does not give malaria like mosquito but give honey instead. It helps in multiplying the fruits and aims at living a quiet life.
The victims of the angry bee in the lesson were – a dog, a turkey – as it doesn’t see where to relieve its anger and at times these innocent animals become its victims
 The best way to prevent a wasp from stinging is to lie still and hold the breath. It is an “infallible preventive.
The other sounds that delight the author are – the rhythm of wave , a bird or insect and the rhythm of our own breath and blood. These are the sounds which make us feel that we are alive.
 He describes them as a millionfold chorus, they have a magnified echo – one feels the pleasure of being alive. The music is beyond any music of instruments. According to him it is a part of universal music.
 The hum of insects reminds him of other springs and summers in the garden. It reminds of infinite peace and the day when garden itself was the unlimited world
 The three noises that can give infinite pleasure are noise of birds, seas and our own blood moving in the veins or the heartbeats. These make us realize that we are still alive and throbbing

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