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Monday, March 30, 2009

Music to my Life


It is a simple object that possesses so much impact and so much beauty. It not about what it is, but about what it does. It can brighten your day, change your mood, and share your feelings. The melodies and music it creates are endless. It flows with the harmonies of our lives. We can guide it to be our outlet, our healer, our inspirer, our energizer. Sometimes we use it to get pumped up and rock out. Other times use it to relax and slow down. Or sometimes it just the background tune of our lives. We listen to it when we are driving, when we are dancing, when we are mad, sad and happy. It can play for every mood, every situation and every person. It is versatile; it can go with anything and anywhere, follow or lead. Play to the rhythms of the blues, the chords of country, the notes of rock.

It is so peaceful, to hear only the soft strumming of a pic against the strings. Something so simple in shape and design, yet so complex in its creations. It can play to the softness of a baby sleep or the roughness of a rock concert. It can provide a masterpiece for a symphony or just a jam fest with a garage band. It doesn discriminate and allows everyone to get joy from it. It can be a heavenly tool that is part of a tradition. Some play for their family, their culture or their religion. While others just play for fun, with friends or for themselves. Some play for the fortune, for the fame or as a career. It is everything different to everyone. A valuable tool with so much promise that can be heard far and near. The same six strings are able to produce music that is diverse and unique, just as the artists playing it. It is a gateway of expression from what inside to the outside world, for no one to hear or everyone to share. Can be as free or restricted as you choose it to be.

The energy and attitude opens endless potential to music. A six string instrument that with each and every note can sound so individual and distinct in its own way. Every time it is played, something different, something new and something beautiful is created. It is the door to infinite possibilities of expression, which it has proven over the years all over the world. Countless songs, albums and records have their success to contribute to this instrument.

This powerful instrument can remind us of special moments in our lives and take us back in time to unforgettable memories. Whether it is the memory it shares on the first dance at your wedding, the song to boost your spirit or the song to remind you of that special someone. The impression it leaves is felt throughout and forever.

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