But just how little regard Messiaen, a fervent Roman Catholic, had for worldly affairs is apparent in the "Diptyque," where earthly life is depicted as a vain bustle in contrast to the sublime stasis of paradise.
In bustling Dandong, by contrast, he said, "the railroad station is piled high with fruits, and people are running around with cellphones".
There couldn't be a greater contrast with bustling cosmopolitan Brussels, only 15 minutes away.
In contrast to the bustling center, I found the city's outskirts sobering.
The contrast with gleaming, bustling coastal towns, where Tunisia's leaders tend to hail from, could not be starker.
This small Jewish presence is in stark contrast to the bustling community that existed before Fidel Castro came to power in 1959.
He comes to America to earn his fortune and finds, in contrast to his bustling, beautiful home country, a dusty, desolate city full of predators.
The serenity is a stark contrast to the bustling stone streets of the touristy area of the Plaka, where taverna owners hawk their food and invite foreigners to dine before the Greeks' traditional late-night dinner time.
The police who responded to the 911 call placed by the wounded Mr. Veader found a scene in stark contrast to the bustling exuberance on the street below: the dead; the dying; the wounded; six pounds of marijuana; some psychedelic mushrooms; and about $1,800 in cash in a suitcase.
The stunning images of nature provide a stark contrast to the bustling, hectic streets of Manhattan, and to the crazed advertisements and distracting lights of Times Square.
