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Music is the Language of Humanity
Our connection to music far exceeds our understanding
So, my sister-in-law went on a two-week, solo bike ride around Lake Michigan — she’s such a badass — and told me she spent a lot of time listening to podcasts. I’m a big fan of them, too, but rarely listen to them anymore.
Instead, I gravitate toward music. Mainly because I like the way music makes me feel, I read all the time, and am constantly taking in new information, and sometimes, I don’t want to think, I want to feel — and music has a song for every mood.
The Language of Humanity
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a Harvard Professor, once said, “Music is the universal language of [hu]mankind.”
It doesn’t matter if you’re tone-deft or can’t play an instrument; regardless of your age or where you exist in this world, all humans connect with music. It’s almost as if we need it.
I always loath when someone asks what my favorite music is because I like everything. Anything I listen to is entirely mood-dependent. I organize my playlists by feelings rather than artists or genre. Rap, country, soulful, instrumental, house, old-school, rock, it makes no difference to me. I love it all.
