Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Get up, and boogie . . .

The sages like to say that the second greatest wisdom in the world is music. Naturally, they hold that Talmud comes first.

Now I am not about to contest that, but music is an amazing thing. Consider its many uses - it is used to enhance all sorts of things: spiritual growth and devotion in prayers, the impact of a movie, the atmosphere of a shopping mall, or a ride in an elevator.

Even the great bard recognized perhaps the most important use of music:

"If music be the food of love, play on!"

So here are some places you might like to go - in your mind, at least.

First stop: Here is a dancing parrot. Eat your heart out, Holly Girl. You've got no tricks like this birdie.

So what?

Well, what if Dr Sacks is right, that music is "hardwired" into
our brains!

Here are other interesting links on the subject of music and the brain that you might like to explore.

PS: "Lady Madonna, lying on the bed. Listen to the music playing in your head"

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