Hi internet.
You know what? Out of all of the euphoric occurrences in my short life thus far, none have even come close to comparing to that of live music.The feeling, of the curtain dropping, band members running out, the energy levels in the room rising-- it's intoxicating. There's something about good music, and the talented individuals behind it that electrifies me so.
Big acts and small, alike.
I'm serious here. Look, I'll level with you. As you would have discovered in my last post, I've never been 'high' per se, so I cannot compare what I am about to describe to that of being well and truly stoned, but I have definitely had what I would describe as 'heightened experiences' (which, I would like to share and record). They come about in different ways but... This one just so happened to be musically induced.
One day I was sitting in my room, going about my 30th or so hour without sleep (law school will do that to you, sadly) when a song came on. I cannot for the life of me remember what it was. I do, however, remember that it was up there with the most glorious things I have ever experienced. I could physically feel my troubles, my worries, even my self(?) all melt away. It was so odd, now that I think about it. For a minute or so, I actually lost all inhibition, all sense of what anything was, and just... existed with this harrowing tranquility wrapped around me like a blanket. At the same time, though, I felt like I knew everything. And that everything finally made sense.
I like to call this state 'Music Nirvana' or 'Music Euphoria'. (Wouldn't it be ironic if it was Nirvana that I was listening to at the time? Unfortunately I will never know, for it was like a switch was flicked in my brain and everything was just... Oh, I don't even know. Difficult to describe, really.) When I 'came back', I was ridiculously relaxed, and worked with productivity I had never known! Strange yet wonderful. (Though most 'strange' things are, or at least have the propensity to be, wonderful.)
I do experience less intense versions of this occurrence from time to time, but this one big burst of musical profoundness has probably only happened about two or three times.. Has anyone else ever felt like this? Perhaps I did not have enough oxygen going to my brain, almost passed out, or something else along those lines. Or maybe I was just incredibly in touch and in sync with myself. Which is cool. Maybe I accidentally managed to achieve a heightened level of meditation without trying. Who knows. Not me!
Anyway, I just thought I would record this to ponder upon later and add to. Have a most marvelous day, humans.
:) xoxo
