This I Listened to

First I listened to Ben Williams' "This I Believe." It was a really good broadcast as his as mine were very similar. Loved that he was able to point out a transitioning phase from listening to the same stagnant music all the time to actually opening himself up to something that he could appreciate and understand. It's always good to be able to appreciate the music you listen to and not just listen because everyone else is, too. The fact that he really detailed the "power of music" was a great insight as he pointed out how it can make us really happy, sad, and sit on the edge of our seats in a movie theater. That truly is the power of music. I know when I drive alone, sometimes a song comes on that makes me think about a completely different thing than I was before.. Or it can make me remember a situation that I forgot had happened to me.

Next I listened to Corey's. First of all, I loved the voice effect and the instrumental "Imagine" in the background. It was a perfect suitor to his topic of believing in coming together and achieving world peace. His insights on how when he was young he just did what he was told and then a transition period when he realized it was time to start thinking for himself, sounds like something everyone ends up going through. It's a huge life-changer for people and that point of change is brilliant to hear about. Corey seems to have a lot of hope for the human race. This is impressive as I do not. While I feel it would be great if there was literally NO war ever, I just don't think it's something achievable. There's always going to be the psychos that kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand and blame on an entire country. People's minds do weird things and if maybe we can all remember to take a step back and observe, I'd definitely say less war is achievable.