Feb
23
Playing for Change and I Dream A World
Filed Under Inspiration
Last fall, a friend of mine sent me a link to a video on YouTube.
It took me a while to get around to watching it, but when I did,
it had a powerful impact on me.
Here’s the video:
There’s a whole series of these videos on YouTube, and as I was
watching them, I got goose bumps on top of goose bumps. It touched me
deeply to see these musicians connecting from all over the world. I truly
believe that music has the power to connect us and help us make the changes
we want to make, to make the world a better place. (BTW, if you want to support
the beautiful work of Playing for Change, they are coming out with a CD and
DVD of what they’ve done so far. You can also stay up to date by going to
playingforchange.com.
I see the current economic state of affairs as a great equalizer, and while it
has created a lot of fear and pain for many of us, it’s also a huge opportunity
for us to reach out and connect with the world in a way that isn’t as likely
when we’re living in the status quo. After 9/11 here in New York City, the
magnitude of this event drew people together in new ways. I think of the
world economic crisis as that sort of opportunity — and a chance to hopefully
make it stick. It got me thinking about the kind of world I dream of:
I dream a world where we create peace, using music as a vehicle of connection
across cultures, economies, geographies and religions. I dream a world where
we all have enough because we all share. I dream a world where all people’s
gifts are honored and appreciated and used for the greater good. I dream a
world in harmony with creation. I dream a world that trusts the love that created it.
What kind of world do you dream of? And what can we do today to bring it a little
bit closer?
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