Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.
- Epicurus -
That's a great quote right, well I think so anyway. I remember reading it in a book and, as often happens, I did so at the exact time I needed to and it had a profound and lasting effect. That was about twenty four years ago and to this day I remember it, occasionally quote it to others when appropriate, and try to apply it to myself daily; of course, I fail at that sometimes as my life is complicated and incredibly busy...thinking about the health of the soul doesn't always win out.
I do many things to feed my soul, granted, I don't probably do them as often as I should, and music features on that list - not a day goes by without music and I work hard to match it to my mood and use it to augment emotions and feelings. Music is good for that, I don't think I'll get any arguments there.
I've got my go-to music for certain situations and add to my playlists regularly as I come across new music but one of my most-played playlists is one called, slow.
It's one of those playlists I'm most careful with when I add tracks because it's designed to relax me and also to inspire emotions and thoughts that have the potential to temper those I may be having due to the complexity of my working life.
There's all sorts of tracks in there and they're about all sorts of things and all of them work on the health of my soul to draw some words from the quote above. There's a sample below.
La Cienega Just Smiled 🔺 Another me 🔺 Nothing else matters
I have my reasons for each and every track in that playlist and they reach inside me for different reasons; some because I relate or have lived similar scenarios, some because they remind me of better times - worse also and how I dealt with those moments - and some just because they relax me, feel emotive or simply sound good. Not all of the tracks are indeed slow but all of them help me slow my thoughts and that allows me to be more open to other ones...and that talks to the health of my soul.
Most of us could probably say the same about particular songs and while we may not agree on the actual song or why it's meaningful to us, I think we all agree that music is one of those things that helps us take a moment and engage with our selves through it. What about you?
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