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with the title I thought it was some kind of new age hippie introspection!) and realised I'd missed a fun read with some relevant observations. I certainly agree with a lot of what you wrote.
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Well, I'm definitely not a new age person, but I'll easily admit to being an introspective hippie 
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I always remind myself what I might lose if I became blind.
"Dear sirs, please send me a copy of your book "How to overcome unjustified worries"; please, send me a copy on tape, too, just in case a poison arrow made me blind."
(from an old strip, don't remember the title). Yes, I joke about it, but I think about that possibility, too... I really don't know how I would react, or even if I'd be able to react at all, to cope with living like that... scary, indeed.
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or deaf, and it really makes me appreciate what I can see and hear.
That's a good point - we all should learn to appreciate what we have while we have it, while most of the time we do that only when it's gone. Let me say that it is particularly important with people; always say "I love you" while you can, you never know when the time comes that you won't be able to do that anymore.
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Plus, I get to write the kind of music that I like to listen to - if it sends chills down my spine, then it goes on an album. If others get those same chills, at least I made someone happy.
Nice!
That reminds me of something I read once, there was this guy who was into movies, don't remember who, and he was talking about his early experiences as a movie goer when he was a kid. He said the his personal way to tell how good a film was, was to count the chills it gave him. So, a one-chill film was good, a three-chill film was great, and so forth. I think it is a good way also to select music
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I find that rules are a good guide, but you should always go with your own feelings.
Yep
Azra, I shouldn't say this, and of course there are exceptions, but I've always had the same feeling about a certain kind of jazz musicians, too...
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