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I just made all of my fingernails really shiny
(Dec. 26, 2009  10:21 PM)Guardian Pinion Wrote: [ -> ]I just made all of my fingernails really shiny


No offense but,you are a male,aren't you?merry xmas everyone.
its two days after christmas now lol thats a bit late blue tsunami
1 day for me Tongue_out
its midnight 12:14 for me so two days technically lol
lol i guess i don't keep much track of the time.
Turkey leftovers = sandwiches
(Dec. 27, 2009  1:35 AM)Ash Wrote: [ -> ]Turkey leftovers = sandwiches

you like turkey don't you?
Well I only get it once a year so i do go kinda OTT xD
Found my wallet... on the front veranda near the bench. Guess it fell out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZAQMGbLbNw
I used to watch this video like everyday 2 years ago when I was really into Taekwondo, watching it again makes me feel... really really pumped. Been thinking of taking tkd classes again for quite some time now, I miss it way too muchUnhappy
I've been wondering why humans enjoy music. In films and books we empathize with a character, and when they succeed it feels like our success. None of this should apply to music though...
lol im like that with east enders
(Dec. 29, 2009  2:30 PM)Benkei Wrote: [ -> ]I've been wondering why humans enjoy music. In films and books we empathize with a character, and when they succeed it feels like our success. None of this should apply to music though...
To be honest, I like Dir en grey for something very close to that. Why should it not apply to good music ?
To answer my own question. I wanted to know the answer to this so I spoke to someone I know. They believe that music is sort of a second language. It is easy for us to pick out what is signified by certain pieces of music. This ties in closely with the empathy I made in my previous post (I.E wanting to be or feel the same as someone else). Because we pick up the signs thrown out by a piece of music and want to feel the same yourself. There is also an entirely different level. Humans like a constant rhythm or beat, because we (obviously) all have a heartbeat. So it feels good to know that there is something constant. It is also possible that this, 'second language' is very cultural and changes from country to country.

I am sorry for the long winded explanation, but this is something that has been puzzling me for some time and I wanted to get it off my chest. Also please take everything I have said with a pinch of salt as it may not be 100% correct.
Hm, I would like to bring a nuance : I am actually very compassionate, however I do not 'feel the same' and I do not wish to.
Perhaps this would be a better definition.


"Empathy is the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another"
Dictionary.com

Perhaps the key word in this sentence being "Identification". This is more what I was aiming for.
(Dec. 28, 2009  3:46 PM)Beynval Wrote: [ -> ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZAQMGbLbNw
I used to watch this video like everyday 2 years ago when I was really into Taekwondo, watching it again makes me feel... really really pumped. Been thinking of taking tkd classes again for quite some time now, I miss it way too muchUnhappy

LOOOL that background song is so classic!!! i loved listening to it when i was a little kid! xD and I know how you feel, i can't take taekwondo again cuz i messed up my leg and i can barely get a kick now Uncertain i can only work on my punching and footing.
You're overthinking it, Benkei.
You're probably right...
(Dec. 29, 2009  6:44 PM)Benkei Wrote: [ -> ]Perhaps this would be a better definition.


"Empathy is the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another"
Dictionary.com

Perhaps the key word in this sentence being "Identification". This is more what I was aiming for.

Most people like the music they do because they can relate to the message that's being expressed or to the general mood/tone of the song. That or they just generally like the sound of the music. Either way, it's really no different than film or books, because people are drawn to titles in those mediums for the same reason -- either because they relate to the characters or because they just generally enjoy the way the film was made/the book was written.

Really they're just different ways of expressing the same basic human emotions.
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Computers at my house are stuffed can only get on when i go to the library - but i only go if its not because both librarys i go to take me an hour to walk to. Unhappy DAHHH I HATE IT! lmao
(Dec. 27, 2009  1:02 AM)BlueTsunami Wrote: [ -> ]No offense but,you are a male,aren't you?merry xmas everyone.

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(Dec. 29, 2009  9:48 PM)Roan Wrote: [ -> ]Most people like the music they do because they can relate to the message that's being expressed or to the general mood/tone of the song. That or they just generally like the sound of the music. Either way, it's really no different than film or books, because people are drawn to titles in those mediums for the same reason -- either because they relate to the characters or because they just generally enjoy the way the film was made/the book was written.

Really they're just different ways of expressing the same basic human emotions.

This is not related to music specifically, but if anybody is interested in the similar question of "What value is there in creating/reading literature?", definitely check out The Educated Imagination by Northrop Frye. It is a collection of short essays in which he speaks about his ideas of the role of literature in society, why people create it, why they read it, how it should be taught in schools, conventions in literature/society, and so on. It is quite eye-opening, and does not take very long to read.