The Value of Music

After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
---Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963)

After receiving a comment, my mind started jogging. Where does music get its value? From the musical score? From the words the songwriter pens down? Or is it from the voice which delivers the song? I believe it is all of these components, or at least a combination of certain factors. Even a song in a foreign language may be melodious to the untrained ear. Words can inspire, music can soothe the soul and the voice can melt a person's heart. It does not really matter.

I regret not learning music, or a musical instrument. Laziness and childish stubborness attributed to this. As I grew a lot older, I sometimes get very jealous seeing my friends playing the piano or the violin effortlessly. Maybe I lack the talent, but I don't lack the appreciation. I will make this one of my lifetime goals. Not a new year's resolution, but a committed goal.