Music heals the soul too

Music has the effectual power to exercise a beneficial influence on the human mind.

An important aspect that needs to be stressed is the betterment of a man who finds himself in the clutches of the law.

According to the modern schools of criminology, prisons are meant not to be a place to punish, but to correct/reform and return the offender to society so that he can contribute to its betterment. The objective of punishment is to rehabilitate the offender and to restore him to society as a useful citizen. "A judge is a physician of the society," says Aristotle.

Music has the effectual power to exercise a beneficial influence on the human mind and to guide it along social channels. The importance of music as therapy should not be overlooked. Possibly this would establish a closer relationship between law and music. Certainly, law and courts of law must try to comprehend more and more within their scope. Why should they not begin to include activities on the level of human consciousness and the healing of the mind?

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The artist is an exceptionally subtle and sensitive constituent of society. It is the responsibility of society to see that this subtle and sensitive level is kept awake, active, effective; and surely as usual it is the responsibility of the law to discipline society.

Law and music must walk parallel on the same path, in the same direction, towards the same goal, for the meaningful betterment of society.

Extracted from Along the Path of Music, Munshiram Manoharlal.