Music is overrated...?

Holidays, music, and life

You never realize how much something can mean to you until you are deprived of it.

For (roughly) 49 days, I couldn’t listen to music

In Judaism, for the preparation of the holiday of shavout (commemorating when the Jews received the Torah from G-d)

We don’t listen to music, cut hair, and a few other things for various reason that I won’t go to in depth about here

If you are curious you can learn more here: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/130631/jewish/Sefirat-HaOmer.htm

But basically for nearly 2 months I didn’t listen to music. Today, 3 days before Shavuot I was able to listen again.

When I tell you the emotion, the pull, the everything (and lowkey sensory overload) I felt.

I honestly don’t know how to describe it.

Surreal maybe?

It got me thinking though, the rest of the year I don’t feel such a strong pull to music like I do tonight.

Why? Because when you don’t have something, or are deprived, it makes it that much better.

Like a cold glass of water when you’re thirsty.

Like sleep when you’re bone tired.

But more than that, we don’t realize how much we have until it’s gone.

So cherish it now. Live life to the fullest. Take risks, try new things.

maybe I’m a little high on the music, tbh, but I was stressing so much these last few months I almost forgot the point was to LIVE!

See you tomorrow

(And it’s a launch day!)