Response to a Musical Devotional
Musical Devotional: A gathering of people who will play music with various instruments as well as contribute words as they see/feel fit.
I felt inspired to write with all the energy around me. It was divided into three partitions.
Section 1
In all seriousness, is religious belief inspirational or forcefully lacking?
Did it take religion to bring these people together or was it less? But not 'less' per say, but different. If religion enforced a family game night, would it be one worth following?
The tools that religion offers are often misused by the fools of self-interest. Is that reason to disbelieve or just one more reason? If many bad apples did not spoil the whole bunch good, would they still be fruitless apples to begin with?
As a man-made tool, religion has brought cliques close and divided masses. But if not for religion, would we simply be divided into the Breakfast Club five? Princess, jock, freak, outcast, and nerd? When will the division cut out? When will we truly begin to unify?
Section 2
Is music limited to sound? What would be the reason to not include touch? A pen gracing the paper to the rhythm of only an alphabet of words constructed for the exclusive purpose of understanding. The sounds touch my ears and I feel them. The sounds we seldom hear are only for our lack of listening. The in-betweens, the off-beat note to grab our notice. Or the silence. The deafening blind silence that gets so little respect. The beauty of silence can make a song if incorporated correctly. Sometimes it is for a break. Sometimes a collective moment to absorb the lingering notes.
One great overlooked sound is that of tires running over a wet surface mixed in with the soft shudder of branches and leaves making new friends.
Section 3
If measuring affects the outcomes, then surely we are all musicians when we listen. If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, it will sound inexplicably, remotely different.
Not to mention the fundamental acoustics that are affected by one's single presence. We are not only a reflection of our surroundings but we are a direct relation to its changes. Our presence makes the difference.
Everybody plays an important role in the outcome and that must be respected. No contribution is too small or inadequate.
I felt inspired to write with all the energy around me. It was divided into three partitions.
Section 1
In all seriousness, is religious belief inspirational or forcefully lacking?
Did it take religion to bring these people together or was it less? But not 'less' per say, but different. If religion enforced a family game night, would it be one worth following?
The tools that religion offers are often misused by the fools of self-interest. Is that reason to disbelieve or just one more reason? If many bad apples did not spoil the whole bunch good, would they still be fruitless apples to begin with?
As a man-made tool, religion has brought cliques close and divided masses. But if not for religion, would we simply be divided into the Breakfast Club five? Princess, jock, freak, outcast, and nerd? When will the division cut out? When will we truly begin to unify?
Section 2
Is music limited to sound? What would be the reason to not include touch? A pen gracing the paper to the rhythm of only an alphabet of words constructed for the exclusive purpose of understanding. The sounds touch my ears and I feel them. The sounds we seldom hear are only for our lack of listening. The in-betweens, the off-beat note to grab our notice. Or the silence. The deafening blind silence that gets so little respect. The beauty of silence can make a song if incorporated correctly. Sometimes it is for a break. Sometimes a collective moment to absorb the lingering notes.
One great overlooked sound is that of tires running over a wet surface mixed in with the soft shudder of branches and leaves making new friends.
Section 3
If measuring affects the outcomes, then surely we are all musicians when we listen. If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, it will sound inexplicably, remotely different.
Not to mention the fundamental acoustics that are affected by one's single presence. We are not only a reflection of our surroundings but we are a direct relation to its changes. Our presence makes the difference.
Everybody plays an important role in the outcome and that must be respected. No contribution is too small or inadequate.