Music

I am a music fiend. I find it irresistable. How can one not admire another person who can put their emotions into words, burst forth in song, record that moment in time and then share it with people? The most tortured experience when sung can touch the lives of millions. It's universal, something that everybody on the planet can identify with and hell, sing along. Some artists have made it on a global scale while others have a small devoted folowing...there is no bad part. Another wonderful thing about music is that it's always evolving and not disposable. The oldest of songs hold their value as do the one hit wonders. Every culture on the planet has music. I think it's like a mirror, reflecting the human experience and our quest for individuaity, self expression and compassion. At the core of every being, we are intrinsically the same. There may be variations per individual, but boil it down. We all laugh, cry, have felt pain be it physical or emotional, experience loss, sadness, love, and joy. It doesn't matter what country you're from or what language is spoken, through it, the artist(s) can still touch the soul(s) of the listener. I may not appreciate all styles of music but I do respect the person/people creating it. Perhaps if there was a willingness to listen and a desire to honor those differences there wouldn't be so many problems on the planet? Maybe that's what music is really all about? Is that what makes it so popular, sharing our lives with others with the hope that they too will understand the experience? Or maybe I'm just over simplifying the problem?