Tuesday, September 18, 2007

So what is Music?

I have often wondered why Music is so stong a force in the world. It can empathise with a hurting soul, it can cause fear and trepidation in the hearts of approaching foes on a battlefield by the beat of a steady drum or an eery, wild bagpipe, it can move one to tears, it can cause kings to stand in awe as evidence with Handel's Messiah.

If you think about the Universe as an entity itself, stars and planets, you will see it has a music of its own. Ever heard static on a radio? It's just the music of the stars! Kingdoms find soldity in national anthems, individuals find solace and identity.

The universe is immersed in music-everything has a song to it. Stop and listen for a minute...what can you hear? Perhaps, crickets outside your window? The breath of a loved one beside you? The hum of an air conditioner? The refrigerator? The last two may seem quite odd to list, but if you just stop to listen you will hear that everything emits some sort of sound,some sort of music.

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