What Music means to me

Imagine yourself sitting in a concert hall. There are thousands of other people in the audience with you, but not a sound is heard except for the notes sounding from on-stage. The performance is a full orchestra. A choir. A solo pianist. Something of the sort. You listen intently to the wonderful music that fills the chamber. Never have you heard anything like it before. The piece being performed begins to grow and expand, reaching for its peak. Your heart leaps as that beautiful blend of sound speaks to you by way of some inexplicable avenue, and takes your very breath away. Then the song beings to dim as it nears its end. You lean forward in your seat as the final chord rings out. Your heart is at peace as the sound disappears, but the overwhelming mood holds you and everyone else in complete silence for a time before erupting in magnificent applause.

I hope we have all felt this way about some song or piece of music at some point in our lives. It may have been on our iPod or on Youtube, but music can pass that kind of emotion wherever we are. It's moments like these that, for me, seem to define our very existence. I feel so sorry for scientists and the like who believe that humans came into existence by mere happenstance, and there is nothing beyond death. Music has become a witness to me that there is more than just us here and now. It is a God-given gift to us, one that is completely impossible to explain, and can only be expressed by itself. It has brought me so much happiness in my life so far, and I expect it will continue for the rest of my life and beyond. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I have so much music that I could show you that may give you a taste of what I mean. 

Take a moment to listen to this song. It's pretty much amazing!

"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." - Victor Hugo

“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.” - Unknown