Why Do We Love Music?

simple question with an answer that can be infinitely complex: Why do you love music? Try not to have one sentence answers. I love music because it gets to the core of me. It reaches down into whatever it is that makes me human and amplifies it. It reaches to my extremes. It makes me weep, it makes me laugh. It makes me feel like if there is such a thing as a heaven up there that for a brief period of time, I know what it maybe feels like. It makes me feel primal. It makes me think. It makes me want to love, to hate, and all the things in between. It makes me feel like I matter in a vast, vast world that seems to be going to fast and has a different idea of what is right than I do. It makes me believe in the beauty of humanity. __________________ The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. Music and I are in our own little world. We share each other's thoughts and feelings; no secrets allowed. When I hear and play music, all the bad thoughts and feelings escape from my system. Music just makes me want to think; to think about life, and how beautiful it is. It's unavoidable to those who love it, and undeniable to those who do not. Omg, it's hard to explain; music is just a wonderful thing and makes me aware how lucky I am to be alive. Here's a really nice quote I got from somewhere: "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." Music as a stress relief: Studies conducted on the effects of music to a person’s well-being showed that relaxation music can actually relieve some stress and muscular tension and some cases of sleep disorder and even depression. Furthermore, soothing music also stimulates the production of anti-depressants such as endorphins and serotonin to help fight the negative effects of stress. Music for the heart: It also helps in maintaining a healthy heart by lowering the heart rate and blood pressure. This is true with slow, rhythmic music. You can actually prove this by comparing your pulse rate before and after you listen to relaxation music. This slower rate helps your brain, heart, and lung functions in absorption of mine

rals and nutrients in the bloodstream. ____ "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom li. stens." -Jimi Hendrix