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Is your heart filled with a love of music, or something else?

I was dismayed by much of what was being said in a very recent, now deleted thread. Many of the statements made were not just pretty extreme, but also filled with visceral hatred. The Matthew 6:24 passage in the Bible came to mind: "No one can serve two masters." Can a heart so filled with hatred be open to the beauty of music?

This world can be a brutal, ugly place. My friends and I retreaded from the horrific events of 1968 (and the mentality which lead to them) by totally immersing ourselves in music, tuning out the outside world. Unfortunately, the U.S.A. seems far worse to me now than it did then.

I take refuge and find solace in the music contained in my LP and CD library, and am very thankful for living in a time when music may be heard via recordings at the touch of a button---a very recent development, in terms of man’s entire history. How fortunate are we?!

Isn’t it enough to share the love of music---and the equipment that allows us to hear it in our homes, enough for us all here? Why spoil that with talk of matters less satisfying to our souls? I was pleased to see that many of my favorite Audiogon members refrained from joining the referred to conversation.
bdp24
mrklas
441 posts
 
It’s a paradox of the internet providing access and exposure to the vastness of human knowledge and art. And the fact that as a social creature we need validation and the internet and anonymity of it can bring out the worst in us. 
And I suggest some empathy and willingness to stop typing......and listen to music
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jafant
21,601 posts
 
Love of Music.

Happy Listening!
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noromance
10,475 posts
 
I find solace in my misanthropy. There are wonderful, gracious, empathetic, intelligent, and loving souls, and then there are the others.
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roxy54
8,245 posts
 
bdp24,
I agree with your sentiment. I come here to read about music and gear, and yes, that is a sort of escape. I don't participate in Facebook or any other non-audio forums because I have no interest in the fray.
You're right. We are truly fortunate to have this wonderful technology at our fingertips.
edcyn
1,876 posts
 
Yeah, as mean as this place sometimes gets, I still find it enjoyable as heck. The zeal of those who indulge in this hobby gives the joint infectious energy.  We really love the stuff.  More importantly, we love what the stuff does -- magically materializing talented artists into our homes. The size of some the posters' pocketbooks adds a decided loopiness to the site, but what the hey.  Indeed, some of us (not me, of course) have bags of money but we truly don't flaunt it...except perhaps on this site. After all, we're not driving our components around town or wearing them around our necks (call the chiropractor!). They're secreted within our residences.  Sure, sometimes the bass bleeds through the walls but so does the bass from a cheap boom box.
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