Blog 5

“In a world of peace and love music would be the universal language.”

Henry David Thoreau

I personally find music to already be the universal language in today’s world. Even though there is a lot of violence and contradictions in the world, music seems to serve as everyones escape. I have experiences in other cultures where I have been at events or locations where music is playing and everyone is dancing. Even though I do not know the words and many others do not, we all laugh and dance to the sound of the music. Music is a different kind of language that everyone sort of does not understand but at the same time fell the same way when listening to it. It is a way to express happiness and love with those around us.

“Music provides a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without”

Confucius

Music to me creates this unexplainable feeling no matter what the mood is. It can relate to any emotion that we are feeling and help us get through it. On the other side, it creates can generate great joy and laughter. Without even noticing, it can make you start to sway or tap to the beat. Music c an consume you with happiness that you cannot get with anything else and even if the music does not make sense to someone, they can still enjoy it and share the happiness with those around them. Without music we would not have anything to connect us in this way. I feel that this way of coming together is very important in living a healthy and happy life.

“Our sweetest songs are those that tell the saddest thoughts”

Percy Bysshe Shelley

I personally feel that the best kind of music is the songs that hit you in the heart and make you emotional. These are also the type of songs that come from the heart of the artist and you can see the authenticity in the lyrics or instruments. I think it is similar when it comes to story telling which I do a lot of because I like to make films as a hobby and possible career path. The best stories come from the heart and are a little on the more dramatic side. The sweetest songs are connected to the heart because that is what opens the song up to others and makes us happy.