On Much Hated Noise

I, these days, have started dreading the Indian festivals. I sincerely, truly have. I hate the loud music that sends everyone who is unfortunate enough to be living in a locality near the source to near insanity, and I hate the fact that the festivals are considered a valid reason to block the roads so that a very, very slow-moving procession of dancing revelers can pass.

How can people be so insensitive?? It is a bloody pain in the ass for those ill-fated souls who are being forced to put their work on hold because of your insanely loud music, and for those poor people stuck behind the 'miravNuk' while trying to reach their various destinations on time! The last thing you want after a tiring day at work is get stuck up behind a crowd of attention-seekers (for the loss of a better term) creating nuisance in the name of appeasing God! Besides, the massive loudness of the music is completely unnecessary anyway. If it is not loud enough to bother people (i.e. send them out of their minds) who are in the procession, then it is definitely loud enough to make CIVILISED people go bonkers; even the normal conversation between the passer-by or people staying around in the vicinity impossible.

I also detest all kinds of loud music played by temples, especially when it starts at bloody 4 o'clock in the morning. Yes, we all understand that you are, for some unfathomable reason, required to wake up at 4 am and start pooja, but do you have to force your disciplined habits on everyone within hearing distance of your loudspeakers?? I don't want to wake up at that profanely early hour! 

I wish everyone in the world (or at least in places where I am) would refrain from imposing their religious views/cause for celebration on everyone else who has the misfortune to be living near them.