You know that moment when you're just sitting in a car or bus, lost in your thoughts and suddenly an old song you used to love comes on. In that moment, every other thing fades into the background of your mind, it's like it's just you and the music. What makes that moment more special is when there's someone else with you who can feel exactly what you feel, it could be a friend, a sibling or even a random stranger. Just knowing that there's someone else who can relate to the music is enough to bring a smile to your face. I'm sure that all of us, at one point or the other in our lives have experienced this unexplainable feeling of ecstasy and nostalgia that music brings. When I was in secondary school, my music teacher said, "music is a combination of sounds that is pleasant to the ear", I don't think so. I think music is more than just an ordinary combination of pleasant sounds, I think music is magic. I believe music is joy, I believe music is m
Sometimes I feel like I am watching my life happen but not actually living it. Like events are happening to me but I'm not really in the moment. Like I am composed of two separate entities, one to act and one to observe the actions. At other times, I feel like time is not really moving, like people are moving but time is not. At times like this, I feel like I do not really own my body ...and therein lies the problem with being able to exist outside of yourself.