Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Preparing the Way . . . Or Not: Music I




I don't know how or where you are these days, so I will simply say that, for me, music was a long time coming back.  Music ~ so important to my life of prayer, of celebration, of sadness, of driving (!), of everything ~ for at least a year after Josh died, I couldn't stand to listen to it.  I recall slipping a copy of  Vivaldi's Four Seasons into the car's CD player that first winter and nearly driving off the road.  It sounded . . . sour, bitter, off key . . .    .  It was months before I tried again.
 
So when I offer some music as preparation for Thanksgiving, it's with those memories of enforced silence in mind.  Listen or not, as you are able.


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  1. I had a similar experience with music. My son's passion was music, he was a phenomenal classical and jazz pianist. I couldn't (and still can't) listen to so much music because I miss him playing those pieces. I also found myself unable to listen to my usual NPR programs ... it all bothered me so much and seemed so pointless. It was almost a year before I could stand to listen to the radio again and even now I can only listen to certain music. Most of our large CD collection is just collecting dust for the time being.

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    1. So many and vast are the ways in which we and our lives are changed. If anyone had told me, Before, that there would be a year in my life without music, I would have laughed them off. But it turned out to be a small loss in comparison to the greater one.

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  2. Robin, you and the vast number of others who miss loved ones will be in my prayers as you move through Thanksgiving in the U.S. Blessings and prayers.

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