Who doesn't love music?? The thrill of loosing into your own world with headphones on is a feeling in itself. For a moment, we forget our own problems and imagine ourselves as someone else at a happy place with soft romantic music in background. Or, sing along the lyrics pretending its us singing at a concert and that we are famous, our fans love us, we are giving them autographs, and so on....
The thing is headphones gives us an escape from reality. Anything which helps us escape from reality and is used in excess is a drug. Music becomes a drug. And headphones are the specialized syringe especifically created for music.
Just like everybody else, i was also addicted to this drug. But three months back, i broke my headphones. They broke to an extent that they couldn't be repaired. I cried. Cursed myself. They were costly. Now I couldn't just buy any headphones, i was convinced like everyone else that if i buy good quality (read costly) headphones i will spare my ear. As if.
So, I thought i will save up my money for 4-5 months and buy a very costly, good quality headphones. So, i waited. Now, here comes the strange part.
I don't want to buy headphoes or earphones anymore. Yes, i still love music. But in these three months i have realised that music is not a drug, headphones are. Music is not an escape from reality, rather it makes the reality more beautiful. You will also have the same views once you listen to music on speakers, sometimes your choice of songs and sometimes others choice, with your family and friends. I found so many new songs and now i love the genre of music i thought i never would.
Headphones were making me lonely slowly. I am never going to buy headphones or earphones again, i am gonna buy a good set of speakers instead. Because now i have realised that music means togetherness.... ❤️