The Gift of a Life Full of Music

 

The music of life is all around us. It is just waiting for us to listen and compose a wonderful tune.

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The Gift of a Life Full of Music

Kathy King

 "I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music."

Albert Einstein

Music. The notes and the beat.

The cadence, the volume, the tones that sound so sweet. 

Music heals hearts, it conquers the soul.  

Music makes the lost soul feel whole. 

Those notes, those staffs that are in the treble and bass.

They hold the key to transporting you to a different place. 

A place of peace, a place of healing, or even a place that can be quite revealing. 

May your life not just be a song, but a beautiful symphony. 

A symphony that weaves a beautiful melodic story and melody. 

A melody with times of quiet. 

A melody that can be quite grandiose. 

A symphony of tones and meters that will turn out to be, a life that is full of music and words that lift you up. 

Take that music and let it over fill your cup. Share the music, share the melody. 

Give that gift of music and in the words of the song just “Let it Be’” 

Growing up in a house that was filled with music was a great blessing. Granted, most of that music was of the religious persuasion. We were afforded the gift of classical music and all the great musicals of the golden era of Hollywood. In our house, The King and I was a favorite.We sang the songs with great gusto at the top of our lungs. When our uncle gave us a VCR as a Christmas present, we immediately went to the video store and rented so many musicals. Judy Garland sang "Howdy Neighbor" in Summer Stock while Gene Kelly danced in his most wonderful manner. Royal Wedding made its way through our house as well. It would take many years for me to figure out why it was called the Royal Wedding. It was given its name to celebrate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Phillip Mountbatten. The theme in each movie was a life that was lived through music. How do you express your life via music? Years ago, a co-worker said to me that she never listens to anything in the car. She prefers complete silence. After a moment of thought, I decided to drive home with no music playing. Do you know what I discovered? The engine sings a tune, and the road whistles a melody. The cars next to me had distinct engine tones.If you open the window, the wind plays a symphony that is both fast and slow, depending on your speed. If you think about the early morning, the birds sing. They greet the new day with a song. At night, the owl hoots and the bugs make their noises to bring in the evening air.  Even the babbling stream sings a little tune. All the way up to the roaring waterfall, which is playing a song that rivals Wagner and his pieces that sound like war drums.Let’s face it. Our lives are full of songs. The song of typing on the keyboard for work. The splash song of washing a simple dish. The melody of the dryer and the zippers, coins, and various things that tumble as the machine works. When life gets mundane or even when you are feeling down. Look for that song. When you look for the song, the melody begins to play, softening your heart and spirit for a better outlook on life. Last week, my husband and I attended an organ concert at a theater with one of the oldest organs in our state. When the emcee came to the stage, he asked that everyone keep their phones unlit or off during the concert so that the patrons could enjoy the music. As the organ came from under the stage, we were transported to a different time, to the time when the movies were black and white and the organ played. It was an hour and a half of pure musical joy. This planted a seed in my mind. What if we put down those little electronic devices and just let our minds play us a song? What would that song be? Let’s make our lives a beautiful, multifaceted, full, and robust melody, or even better, a timeless symphony that will be remembered long after we are gone. 

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