Music The Universal Language Of Mankind

We’ve all heard that music is the Universal Language of mankind. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said this centuries ago. But did you realize that music is actually therapeutic? That’s right. It has healing powers.

There are actual accounts of people who are suffering, and listening to music will ease or even eliminate their ailment.

Case in point: My mother is an Alzheimer’s patient and 91 years old. The nurse told me to let her listen to the radio during the day. This will keep her alert and aware of her surroundings.

Another example is the fact that I have had a stress-related headache. And although it was caused by stress, it was nevertheless real and painful. I put on some soothing music, a genre that I like. And “voila!” Headache disappeared!!

Many singers and musicians have discovered that they can write a song in their native language, and it will be appreciated, even LOVED in a country far away, where the people speak a different language. Even though the listener doesn’t understand the words of the song, if the melody is pleasing to the ears, the song is appreciated and loved. That, to me, is amazing!

This theory works so well, that a performer from America can go to Europe and be received for his gift of music just as well as, or sometimes better than, he is received by his native countrymen.

Why? Because Music is The Universal Language of Mankind.  Realize this:

·         Christmas Carols are sung in hundreds of languages, but the songs are the same!

·         There can be a gathering of hundreds or thousands of people, all from different walks of life, in a moment of disagreement or confusion. Put on a song they all know, and they will invariably all start singing together and thereby have a moment of unity! [like a sports event, or a parade.]

·         An animal can be disturbed or annoyed. Put on some soft music, and the animal calms down. I’ve even seen an animal fall asleep to the sounds of soft music!

The fact that music is the universal language of mankind should be a source of encouragement for the musician and the singer. You have the power to unify. You have the gift to soothe. You have the ability to heal.

Cherish your gift. YOU are a gift to mankind.

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