Concerts are a great
place to enjoy a high quality of music in a non-social environment.
“Nonsocial?” you say, “you’re surrounded by people, how could it be nonsocial?”
Because everyone is so consumed by the music being made and their own reaction
to it that they don’t have time to worry about you. AND it’s almost impossible
to hold a conversation unless you know ASL, so it’s like blasting the music on
your headphones except you have a reason to get dressed up, do your makeup, buy
a ticket, and feel fancy. Granted I don’t get up and dance to the music or
scream and yell with everyone else, but it’s nice to sit there and watch both
the performers and listeners having the time of their life.
I guess it comes down
to people watching. I think that if you observe someone displaying a strong
enough emotion, it starts to rub off – like when you watch videos of soldiers
coming home and hugging their family, you have to cry, it’s a rule! And
likewise, when you watch so many people display such euphoria, you can’t help
but feel a bit of it too. Even if it is only temporary.
Temporary is better
than nothing.
So whether it’s an a
Capella concert, rock, ballet, or the opera, buy a ticket, get all fancy, and
go. Get out of the house and let the music—and the people around you—relieve
the dark omnipresent pressure that surrounds you most other times.
