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Some thoughts on why more people should play...and in specific join a community like this one.

Caelestis	Date: July 10, 2005 @ 7:13 PM There is no way to explain what it is that our human nature has created, whether it be in our our cities, our technology, our cures,. There is no way to touch a building and realize it's creation, without being the person that built it. There is no way to know how our lightbulb glows unless we have ourselves created it. There is no way to know the dedication and commitment that it takes to create a cure for something we cannot even see, unless we have spent part of our lives working on it. It is only through our own personal creation that we find meaning in this world, like a mother with her child. It is our nature to be ignorant of that we do not experience directly, and to take our possessions for granted. It is my belief that through music each individual can find their true self. The part of you that sees something beautiful and yearns to take part. There is a feeling one gets when they lay eyes on a dying person, that feeling is regret. What could I have done? What could this person have done? What could we as humanity have done for this individual, on their deathbed, to better their life. As a whole i believe that most people without true purpose always feel this regret, because i have experienced it at many times in my life. It was only from finding my path in music that i have found the smallest shard of hope in this world. The path of music however, is not only for the musician. That is a life of business, and not the primary goal of music. The path of music is for every person alive, it is a path that we should all start as early as we can walk. It is a path that walks beside us and gives us power and energy for every step ahead. For every person that has played music from their soul and felt the connection to our true spiritual self they have also gained a new perspective of the road they walk every single day of their life. Through music, perseverence is learned. Through music self-confidence is gained, love is ignited, passion is created. For every note played on this earth in pure single-minded bliss there is a hope for our bettered existence. Because we cannot touch, see, or smell music, we take it as something that will always be there. Many people in this state of mind never give one thought to realizing their own musical potential. "Music is hard" is something i personally hear very often. The creation of spotaneous music from the mindset of a person with basic knowledge of any instrument is not hard. It is felt as pure joy, a feeling not unlike that of the first time one eats chocolate, or a sweet candy. The thought runs by: "This is good, where did this come from?" Unlike candy, or sports, or most other activities, music is created by one's mind alone and sustained from pure effort only. Music is one of the only true forms of direct sublime creation that is available to every person in existence. For many cultures that have existed in the past, and some that exist today, music is not secondary in one's life. It is something that every person takes part in, as a human being. I believe we in a technologically advancing society are losing track of our core selves. As we have more and more objects open to entertain us we as a whole have drifted from making music as a 'good time', or as 'recreational' or as a way to find your own true self. The truth is, music comes from humanity. Not one person at all; music is the celebration of life, the celebration of the moment. The choice to use some of your remaining time on earth in a purely unselfish, unadulterated state of oneness so that you can better you, and everyone around you. When you pick up an instrument, whether it be electric, acoustic, or your own vocal chords, you're connecting it to your soul, and in my experience there aren't many other ways to connect directly to what is truly inside of every person: Life.
Caelestis	Date: July 10, 2005 @ 7:14 PM Yea i know i'm completely lame, but it sure does blow when you ask people around you if they play any music at all and they all think you come from another world.
imemine	Date: July 10, 2005 @ 7:14 PM ---SO.....many.....words!
evansorchid	Date: July 11, 2005 @ 12:04 AM Silly me, I been writing songs to pick up chicks at the club.
Svensta	Date: July 11, 2005 @ 8:14 AM I have a few issues with the grand statements but agree with other points. I don't think that everyone DOES have the ability to create music, insofar as they can judge it worthy of being music. Also 'music' is a very personal and perception based concept. What is noise? What is music? Depends on who you ask.
zedsalt	Date: July 11, 2005 @ 12:09 PM Every study I've ever heard of regarding standardized testing has shown the three disciplines that result in the best overall scores are Art, Music, and Foreign Language. The "ghetto" schools, "backwater" schools, etc. that do astoundingly well in standardized testing all have something in common: MANDATORY Art and Music. "Testcentric" educational programs consistently fail to yield results. When are our schools going to recognize these facts and STOP dropping Art and Music from their curricula?!?
Caelestis	Date: July 11, 2005 @ 1:43 PM i agree zedsalt, its a painfully obvious solution and as far as the music/noise debate, that doesnt factor into anything isaid whatsoever, if someone that is into say electronic music likes to make songs out of pure static on different wavelengths thats perfectly acceptable.
Caelestis	Date: July 11, 2005 @ 1:54 PM err 'perfectly acceptable' meaning thats what expresses their inner self.
2step-4eva	Date: July 11, 2005 @ 2:47 PM agreed... everyone loves music but all they try to achieve is more money. maybe this is why they are unhappy.