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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
We All Need Quests
Are you watching the Olympics?
If you answered yes, you are one of the more than 40 million people watching.
If a timpanist were to play "bum, bum, da, bum, bum" on an Eb and a Bb, would you instantly know what they were playing?
Well, in the sixteen years I've been alive, I've heard the introduction to the Olympics at least eight times. But, I never knew what the song was called until recently.
I LOVE the Olympics. And, as such, I go through an "Olympics phase" about three weeks prior to the Opening Ceremony. So, this year I took the initiative to discover the identity of the distinct "Olympic theme."
So, after about 2 minutes of searching, I found what I was looking for: "Bugler's Dream" by Leo Arnaud.
Now, this little anecdote may leave you questioning: "Why waste my time?" or "No one cares about your problems, Christian.". But, wait. There's more:
This experience of having a goal and trying to attain it got me thinking: we all need a quest. Think about it: toddlers like helping Mommy do things beacuse it's a task. Little kids, boys in this example, like being called a "big boy." This makes them feel like they have a major part to play in their family, regardless how small their task(s) really are. Even teenagers like to schedule things with their friends and see those plans carried out.
So what in our genetics tell us to have a task and to accomplish it? Why do we need to have a mission?
I think it's because we need to feel like we're needed. If we serve no purpose, are we needed? Do we cease being a thinking and intelligent life-form and just become a caner to society?
I think that's the mentality of the need to have a task.
So, did I get it right? What do you think? Also, let me know if you think I should create a new blog to discuss other, non-musical topics, or just re-direct this blog to less of a music blog and more of your average blog.
If you answered yes, you are one of the more than 40 million people watching.
If a timpanist were to play "bum, bum, da, bum, bum" on an Eb and a Bb, would you instantly know what they were playing?
Well, in the sixteen years I've been alive, I've heard the introduction to the Olympics at least eight times. But, I never knew what the song was called until recently.
I LOVE the Olympics. And, as such, I go through an "Olympics phase" about three weeks prior to the Opening Ceremony. So, this year I took the initiative to discover the identity of the distinct "Olympic theme."
So, after about 2 minutes of searching, I found what I was looking for: "Bugler's Dream" by Leo Arnaud.
Now, this little anecdote may leave you questioning: "Why waste my time?" or "No one cares about your problems, Christian.". But, wait. There's more:
This experience of having a goal and trying to attain it got me thinking: we all need a quest. Think about it: toddlers like helping Mommy do things beacuse it's a task. Little kids, boys in this example, like being called a "big boy." This makes them feel like they have a major part to play in their family, regardless how small their task(s) really are. Even teenagers like to schedule things with their friends and see those plans carried out.
So what in our genetics tell us to have a task and to accomplish it? Why do we need to have a mission?
I think it's because we need to feel like we're needed. If we serve no purpose, are we needed? Do we cease being a thinking and intelligent life-form and just become a caner to society?
I think that's the mentality of the need to have a task.
So, did I get it right? What do you think? Also, let me know if you think I should create a new blog to discuss other, non-musical topics, or just re-direct this blog to less of a music blog and more of your average blog.
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