A Musical Evening

     Last night we went to a musical performance. The audience was packed. There were so many people there. The music was Irish, so I did not know what I was listening too. However, the people around us really got into the music and enjoyed it a lot. It was cool to see the instruments the performers played, and they had really good voices. It was nice to see how everyone there was so full of joy. I mean that because they were so open to sing, where as in America I have never been to a place, like that, where we would sing. I think they are more open-minded here lol.

    I came to a realization. In the short story, "A Painful Case" by James Joyce, Mr. Duffy was an isolated man that did not like much. He did not like to be around much people, including family, and kept to himself. Mr. Duffy stuck to the same routine everyday. However, the story mentioned that, "Hid liking for Mozart's music brought him sometimes to an opera or a concert: these were the only dissipations of his life." Mr. Duffy found joy in going to listen to music, even though he felt lonely and was grinch like. So if someone like him likes music, I can see why these joyous people, that filled the stands, loved the music as well. I think that music is a form of therapy for some.