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MUSIC, A POWERFUL WEAPON

“The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated,” Says A.R Rahman. True to what he said, the power of musicality adds beauty to life. Music can take the form of the miracle of healing a broken heart. Though we listen to music every day we might be unaware how much music does for us. Yes, we listen to music according to one’s own taste. Music has a lot to do with human emotions. There is a close link with our feelings. For instance, when someone is in love, in depression or has an upset relationship, they listen to love songs or listen to some music. At times, some lyrics simmer down to heart and mind that one keeps them humming. We feel like expressing the same thoughts and feelings to the person whom they love or miss. It is not unusual for youngsters or college students to dedicate songs that are meaningful and soothing to our emotions towards the loved ones. Therefore we cannot deny that human emotions vibes with good music and songs.

In fact, music communicates a lot of philosophy to us human. It can shift our mood totally from being sad to a happy mood or from a state of not feeling like doing a thing to being energized after listening to songs that we like. It is not only human who is helped by the use music, even the cow herds enjoy the music, they seem more calm and peaceful when music is played.

We see youngsters flocked to watch and listen to concerts or music extravaganza. In fact, some might go just because others go but there are people who really and ideally love music because they have the taste for music. Their emotions vibes with a certain type of music or songs and singers. It is like going to a huge banquet where we get to taste a variety of food items that are delicious. I think, therefore, music has the capacity to move souls or spirits to a higher level where we get to experience a state of euphoria or ecstasy. We very well know that it is a state of mind but just like there is cause and effect for every action; music becomes the cause to experience the state of euphoria or ecstasy.

Music, therefore, has the power to reduce the stress level in our daily lives both at the personal level and in groups. I have observed a lot of people who work tend to listen to music more when they are travelling on their way home. It is a pass time or a hobby for many of us. Also, we see a good number of schools have started to play songs and music during a recess at schools and colleges for the very reason that it can reduce stress or put students in a relaxed mode. Students are stressed over the day’s lecture given or there are children who are undergoing the stress and find it hard to cope-up with studies or even their personal problems, etc. listening to soft music or songs with good lyrics help reduce the stress in us. It influences our mood. For example, a soft gentle music can lead to a meditative or pensive mood. Devotional music or songs can lead one to experience the presence of God in them. On the other hand, listening to rhythmic music like hip-hop, metallic music can bring about life and energy when we feel clumsy and lazy. We even began to dance to the beats of music many times.

Whether we listen to it voluntarily or involuntarily, music has an effect on hearing it. Our bodily response towards the music being played shows that it can bring about changes in us emotionally and mentally.

Singing loudly or shouting at the top of our voice in the rushing river can also be a sort of relaxation exercise.

Researchers have found out that for over hundreds of years, music has been used to treat illnesses and restore the harmony of mind and body. For instance, it can bring order and security to disabled and distressed children. It leads to coordination and communication and so improves the quality of living itself. It was also found out that listening to music reduces stress and anxiety to hospital patients during surgery. Music also can reduce both sensation and distress of chronic. One can work for longer period of time listening to music because we feel not stress but relaxed. Thus music can relieve us from the depression and increase the self-esteem. The so-called music therapy significantly reduces emotional distress and boosts the quality of life among adult cancer patients as well.

Music thus quenched the thirsty souls. choose music as a hobby, dance along quietly in your room even when nobody sees you and bask in the glory of great musicians to appreciate and grow in this one aesthetic field.