I just wanted to make a quick capture of a small moment from this morning. I’ve been dealing with my fair share of stress the past few weeks, some self-imposed. I believe in and have often experienced little nods from Deity to remind me I am known and loved. After stepping off the train I finished listening to some content then opened up Facebook. I’m not necessarily all that big of a fan of the app, but when I looked earlier someone had posted a video from back in 2016, though it seems there are versions as early as 2012. It is of an orchestra staging a ‘flash mob’ playing the Ode de Joy theme in Beethoven Symphony No. 9.
It struck just the right message for me. The specific music was a piece I used to listen too often while training for ultra-marathons back in my 30s. The tempo made just the right pace for my style of running back then. Also, the video showed all these people in the street watching with surprise and appreciation. Children in the video seemed mesmerized by the whole spectacle.
I felt better, even renewed, and able to face what turned out to be a very hectic morning at work. On the train this morning I had been reading about Soren Kierkegaard’s concepts of ‘indirect communication’ noting how some things can be said, but other things can only be shown. Music (whatever sort one chooses to listen to) certainly communicates something that cannot really be spoken. It inspired those in the video to smile, and dance joyously. For me it may have momentarily brought out a small tear of gratitude.
It struck just the right message for me. The specific music was a piece I used to listen too often while training for ultra-marathons back in my 30s. The tempo made just the right pace for my style of running back then. Also, the video showed all these people in the street watching with surprise and appreciation. Children in the video seemed mesmerized by the whole spectacle.
I felt better, even renewed, and able to face what turned out to be a very hectic morning at work. On the train this morning I had been reading about Soren Kierkegaard’s concepts of ‘indirect communication’ noting how some things can be said, but other things can only be shown. Music (whatever sort one chooses to listen to) certainly communicates something that cannot really be spoken. It inspired those in the video to smile, and dance joyously. For me it may have momentarily brought out a small tear of gratitude.
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