Today, I was talking with a friend about life, and somehow, we got on the topic of religion. From our conversation, I think that religion is something that is (or should be) very personal. If the purpose of religion is to fill in gaps of one's being, to answer questions, to provide hope, and to give life more meaning, it is absolutely impossible for two people to share exactly the same religion because those two people lead completely different lives.
That is not to say that it is impossible to find to people who share the same religion -- the number of people who pray in the same Church, or Synagogue, or Mosque, or whatever religious place could testify to that! However, I fully believe that no two people in that religious place interpret their religion in exactly the same way. Each individual makes his or her own personal connections to his or her faith. By making unique and personal connections, a person can serve his or her religion best and his or her religion can serve the person best. Religion becomes something special and helpful. It can better people's lives.
What does this all have to do with music? Well, let's continue. If every individual requires his or her own personal religion, then it's pretty much impossible to say that every individual's religion will fall into one of our formal categories (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, etc.). Therefore, "religion" is a term that should be applicable to all forms of faith, whether that faith comes in the form of prayer, science, education, and more. If a person has faith in science, then that's wonderful because he or she has faith in something. If a person believes that education provides hope for the world, then that's wonderful because he or she has faith in something. Etc., etc.
This is where music comes in. My religion is music. I live and breathe sound, whether it's classical, jazz, pop, instrumental, a capella, or even just the wind blowing through the trees. Music helps me Live, Laugh, and Love.
And I can't help but share my love for music with the world.
Wouldn't you say the same for your faith?
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