Rocky with out ‘Eye of the Tiger’ or James bond without his famous theme would make these movies very different, very dull. Even cartoons use music to punctuate levity. In our lives we don’t have that epic sound track. When going in for that first kiss, an orchestra isn’t in the next room building the moment. So what are we to do? We plug our ears with little wireless buds and walk, jog, drive, strut, and study to the sound of….everything.
And in our minds’ we become…we become the hero, the struggling underdog, and maybe even sometimes the villain. I mean who hasn’t had thoughts of world domination? But in adding spice to our life are we drowning out life itself? I’m not talking necessarily about missing the sound of the whippoorwill among rustling leaves as the wind blows, (kinda sounds like Disney song) but are we drowning out each other? We are social creatures made to fellowship. That’s tough to say as an introvert who sometime just wants to be alone, but when given the opportunity to meet someone, it’s hard to get past the electronics crammed in their ears. Now don’t get me wrong, I listen to music while doing daily activities as well. At least I like to think I don’t go overboard. Mostly, I listen in the car while I drive and my imagination takes me on a ride with each song. Shouldn’t I be focusing on the road you say? I do, I’m not closing my eyes like Hillsong United just came on the radio.
I’m talking about the people who are grocery shopping jamming out while trying to decide on Kraft or store brand mac & cheese, or the person dance walking across a busy intersection. Or my favorite, the people with headphones on while driving a car. And then their are those that want to share their music with everyone in a five block radius, but that’s a different blog/rant for a different time. Is life that boring? Are we trying to drown out something or have we been conditioned so much by media that every move, every moment should be backed up with a sound track?
What kind of music do you listen to while out and about? Are you trying to drown something out or motivate yourself?
The Latent Man 