May 30, 2014

May 30, 2014

Written by Maximus Peperkamp, M.S. Verbal Behaviorist

Dear Reader, 

This writer is listening to the beautiful music of Vivaldi. He hears violins and a human voice, which sings together with these violins. Together they create a miraculous sound. This music is so dear to this writer that listening to it makes him cry. He sits with his laptop on his knees and he feels grateful for being able to enjoy the gift that has been given to him, which in the past so often has made him feel lonely and rejected. His ability to appreciate art and beauty is so vast that he is feeling more emotions than most people do. 

The music is sung by only just one person. The author hears in this himself as well as each human being individually. No matter whether we come from cultural back grounds which are in favor of individualism or collectivism, each human being is an entity which is endowed with experiences to which only he or she individually has access. We are all in some way trying to find out how our private experiences are related to mankind’s collective experience. 

Now the author of this writing is listening to a heavenly choir that sings with one voice. Many layers weave into a majestic fabric together with many string instruments. The author imagines that the pain and the suffering of the individual which was listened to is now commented on. It is as if the choir laments “That’s how it is; we are alone with ourselves, but we go through the same experience.” The instrumental part that follows echoes ancient voices.