Music is a safe type of high. It's more the way it was supposed to be. That's where highness came, I guess, from anyway. It's nothing but rhythm and motion.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Music provides a natural, safe altered to elevated states similar to being high, rooted in rhythm and motion.
- In plain terms
- Music is a safe and natural way to feel elevated.
- What can you take from it?
- Music offers a natural high through rhythm.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes music safe compared to other highs?
- How does rhythm affect your state of mind?
Another view
Music may not reach the intensity of chemical highs.
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