Orchestra of Being, Harmony and Wisdom
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As someone with a deep passion for music, it comes as no surprise that my first master's degree was in that field. Naturally, I tend to write about my experiences with music. However, my second great passion is philosophy, and I've also written extensively about my philosophical journeys over the years.
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In the orchestra of being
life’s patterns emerge.
Ancient voices resound /
as harmony sounds its surge.
Music breathes life into the silent stars, Plato said,
As heavenly tunes dance
the cosmos is unsped.
Among the hidden beats
a composing complex design.
Music’s secret mental math
where the soul truly aligns.
For in shadows of minor chords
grief finds a whisping way.
But in triumphant shout crescendos
joy has its pleasing array.
Music molds our character, Aristotle taught...
For its cadence shapes virtuous virtues
where young minds uncaught.
Yet in dissonant notes and
discord does arise.
A clash of emotions
where doubt resides.
Through time’s montage and pageantry
notes disperse and intertwine.
Philosophy and melody in symbiotic
hand in hand to combine.
In the haunting tunes of sorrow’s nay
We ponder life’s mysteries in reflection’s play.
Sounds soothing as a lover’s touch
music paints feelings so rare,
A rainbow of colors in
an artist’s brush with flicking flairs.
From the lively song of laughter’s light
To the somber hymn of a tearful night.
Nietzsche’s words ring true with passion bright:
“Without music, life would be a mistake,” he boldly writes.
For in music’s depths
we face the human condition.
In its melodies where
our existence finds true expression.
Beyond earthly limits music transcends
While seducing all hearts and souls
where eternity blends.
Within the breath of a notely note,
hope springs anew.
As melodies of resilience whisper
“You and I can make it through.”
For in these harmonious strains
worlds build and collide.
Echoes of wisdom are resounding
reaching far, deep, and wide.
From the joyful fanfare of victory’s grace
To the gentle lullaby that soothes us in dance.
Let Einstein’s words inspire as his spirit soars:
“If I were not a physicist, I would be a musician,” he explores.
For in music’s grand patterns
we find freedom’s key.
A refuge for the soul
where we can just be.
And Hugo declared, “Music expresses the unsaid”
Through symphonic decresendos
the silence finds its lines of thread.
In the ethereal pause between each note’s eternal refrain
Meaning takes hold
secrets revealed...
in music’s domain.
Come immerse yourself in melodies’ embrace!
A journey of the spirit...
across time and space.
Where philosophy’s questions meet
the artist’s fire...
As music reveals secrets
igniting our inner desire.
In this grand orchestra of sound and light
Where minds both old and new shine bright.
Listen to the orchestra within your heart tonight
As music breaks barriers apart.
In rhymes and rhythms we heal and grow,
A universal language we all know.
Let us celebrate its power and its grace,
For in the orchestra of being
where music fills life’s infinite lattice.
Copyright © Daniel Henry Rodgers | Year Posted 2023
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