Music: the Lifeblood of the Universe

One of the greatest passions and loves in my life is music, I think that Nietzsche said best when he said "Without music, life would be a mistake." I agree completely. To me it is the lifeblood of the universe. I am envy of those that are able to write and perform music, unfortunately those are skills that I just don't quite have. Music can be so utterly personal and even intimate. There are fewer things that I can think of that gets one closer to the divine then music. To me it has a way of saying things that I would be unable to express. I use music like bookmarks in life. I will attach a song with either a person or event in my life and will reflect on that each time that I hear it. Much like looking at a photograph. That is something that I have always been thankful for, the ability to just listen to music and escape into it. I know that I am not the only person that does this, and I think that is one of the beautiful things that music allows us to do. The song writer(s) who wrote the song may have a very specific reason for the music & lyrics and then someone else listens and places a whole new meaning to the song. I can easily say that I have list of songs that I have attributed to people or events in my life both major and minor. I can't think of many of those I call friends that doesn't have a "theme" song I have given them. For me it helps maintain a connection that transcends both distant and in some cases the boundaries of death. So for me there are times where music stops being just entertainment and moves in the spiritual.