The View of Music

I think sometimes we take music for granted. We don't see it for what it is; we don't see its beauty and cannot comprehend that it is an art form. Not only is it an art form, it is a learning mechanism. We use songs to help us remember elements on the periodic table, how many days a month has, even something as simple as a grocery list we didn't right down. Sit down. Think when was the last time you heard music. Not just as background noise in a cafe or a way to avoid an awkward situation in elevator; when was the last time you actually LISTENED to music. I mean sit down and felt it move you, feel it enter you and surge throughout your body.

I'm not talking about using music as a way to escape or expiate feelings, but I mean music that is felt from the soul, hanging on every note, listening to every word (if there are any) listening. Yea we go to parties and music is there and we dance to it, we blast music in our cars and we listen to the next "American Idol," belt out some lyrics, but I think that could still be passive listening. When listening to music I think out of respect for the art that it is, it needs our full attention, we need to use active listening.

Don't take music for granted, because we are fortunate to have such a remarkable artistic illusion in our world. Appreciate this artistic gift that we have , because without it how would our lives be? If there was a world without music, what would we have to fill its place?