Music: The universal language...well, that and sports.

I believe that music is one of God's greatest gifts to His creation. I mean, really, where would we be without music? There would be no musicals, no concerts, no bands, no worship songs, no radios, no mp3s, no singing in the rain or gettin' jiggy wit it. No lullabies, no pianos or guitars, no Phantom of the Opera, no Jackson 5, no prom, no awkward middle school dances, no blasting the music with your windows down, no disco, and certainly no shawty fire burnin' on the dance floor.

Ok, so maybe the world wouldn't be too bad without some of those things...

But there would definitely be a huge hole missing from the world without music. No matter how picky you are about which style/band/artist/genre of music you like, there is something out there for everyone. I mean, even if you can't find anything you like you can write your own!

Although I understand that certain types of music aren't for everyone, I don't think I will ever understand people who limit themselves to one type of music, or one artist or band. I know that there are limitless possibilities as far as music goes, but I generally believe that I have a pretty diverse taste for music. I can listen to practically anything and enjoy it! I mean anything! I wouldn't have it any other way.

Limiting yourself to one kind of music is like choosing to eat only cheesecake. Although cheesecake is a delicious dessert, a person would miss out on the fabulousness of ice cream sundaes, cookies, cake, pie, candy, and everything else sweet! Eating cheesecake would make you happy alright, but not when compared to a life filled with eating brownies and ice cream with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and a big, red juicy cherry on top IN ADDITION to the cheesecake!! Granted, you might be a little fatter... but I'm taking this analogy too far. And I'm getting hungry.

Anyway, I would just like to challenge any people out there who have become set in their ways in the realm of music to branch out and try something new. You never know what might surprise you. But in the meantime, if you can't bring yourself to break out of your well-worn rut, just take time to thank God for the opportunity to put your hands together, slide to the left, mash potatoes, shake it all about, doci-doe, get down tonight, shake your groove thing, play that funky music, and walk it by yourself. After all, where would the world be without them?