The power of music

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If the other night was the worst night so far then yesterday was certainly the best. The Spanish girl at my guesthouse told me about a concert down the lake. Since it was five minutes away and I wasn't particularly tired I decided to go, expecting to find hippy travellers playing "Across the Universe" on guitar. And how big was my surprise when I found that this was actually an all Indian event. At first I was suspicious but I could sense the good vibe so I timidly walked in. The people welcomed me and make me feel at home. And for once they didn't want anything in return.
There was a blind guy playing a small keyboard and three guys on jembes. In between music the blind guy would recite prayers in Sanscrit. There was tea going around and a guy was sprinkling scented oil on people's sleeves. Overall it was magic. As I sat there clapping my hands to the rhythm I thought that music was the answer. It doesn't matter if we have different values and believes. When we listen to good music together we are all on the same wavelength.

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