:) I can understand ur feelings Chord.. God Bless u
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 10:47 PM, ichord <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ahhhh music....glorious music....that ever pleasing, soothing, inspiring, > maddening, soul stirring, heart wrenching combination of sounds, rhythms, > harmonies, melodies that add so much color, dimension, and depth to the > human experience; amplifying our emotions and validating them at the same > time. We are musical creatures by evolution....in our genes, our blood, our > past, present, and future. We all love music....every human loves it...we > just differ in terms of style, form, taste. Music in our bodies, in nature, > surrounding us is this big musical sea of sound, that only so few talented > people in this world are able to tap and harness in concentrated form and > communicate so poignantly and effervescently, like a cloud gathering water > from the oceans and pouring nurturing showers to make the earth green and > full of life. > > AR Rahman - One of those very special few in this world who is able to > communicate so much through musical forms, a true artiste who is able to > express beyond boundaries and given free reign, capture the hearts and souls > of millions, providing so much happiness, hope, and inspiration in a world > constantly challeged by the evils of greed, corruption, and various other > emotional and physical traumas. He has already set himself apart as a modern > day rennaissance man, artist, musician, globe trotter, humble and > compassionate philanthropist, and to me, a musical saint. Godlike he is not, > but Godlike is his music, yes! Such a refreshing and unheard of combination > of humility, simplicity, compassion yet influence, power, superstar > status.....how can this be? Well, he is a measure of his music as is the > music a measure of himself....AR Rahman the man and AR Rahman's music are > not as distinct, separate entities as one might oridinarily conceive of as > music being a product or creation of an artist. It is the whole being > greater than the sum of its parts....this gestaltic notion bounded by AR's > spiritual and faith oriented consciousness that gives his expressions that > stamp of divinity, enchanted by a sense of timelessness. > > Call it the AR Rahman revolution, the AR Rahman experience...whatever name > you like....fact is that it seeps deeply into our daily lives....the notes, > the sounds, and forms......and makes life so much more beautiful and worth > it, no matter our personal hardships. > > For me, AR's music has become the soundtrack of my life. It is not the ONLY > soundtrack, but is THE soundtrack. There is a point in time, each and every > day, that AR's music has some positive influence on my mind, my > spirit....whether helping to wash away stress or keep negative thoughts at > bay....and this has nothing to do with any particular song or lyric.....it's > the whole experience...the man, the music, the magic. Thank you, God for > giving me the gift or hearing! Maybe I myself am to blame for this acute > sensitivity, but I am grateful for it too....to be open enough and honest > enough to experience his music in such a way that is unprecedented by any > other musical artist or musical expression in my life thus far. > > I am grateful for so much in my life and ARR's music is one of those things > in my life that I am extremely grateful for. > > > > -- regards, Vithur
