A Journal of My Thoughts

👉 Türkçe'si Aşağıda 👇 ( EN ) - I don't know for sure if it's a curse or a blessing, but I have a thirst for knowledge. I always had and I always will. However, it wasn't much of an issue when I was young, which is probably because I was in school and I had sufficient new information input every day, that it was already satiating my intellectual hunger. Besides, we didn't have many options; we only had libraries and encyclopaedias at the time. Come to think of it, I had my first desk top computer which was a commodore 64, when I was 22. But, in the following years, my intellectual hunger has naturally increased due to the developements in technology and easy access to the internet. Then, smart phones were introduced into our lives and my appetite skyrocketed. Now, for better or for worse, I'm more curious than ever and I have such a desire in me that it constantly motivates me to explore the world around me... This is a good thing, right? :) However, the...

👉 Türkçe'si Aşağıda 👇 (EN) - We may think of music as an entertainment, which it obviously is, but surely that's not all there is to it. First and foremost, as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow put it, it's the universal language of mankind. It's a unifying force that brings people together with ease. It builds such a bond between people that neither walls nor boundaries stand a chance. However, its power isn't limited to its unifying or binding influence on us. Music also heals... not our souls only; but it heals literally. As many scientific studies show, we now know that music has tremendous power over our minds which relates to our well being. One article¹ explains that music is profoundly important to those with motor and impulsive disorders; such as patients with Parkinsonism or Tourette's syndrome. The author says that these patients may overcome their disorders of timing when they are exposed to the regular tempo and rhythm of music. However, he adds, ...

👉 Türkçe'si Aşağıda 👇 (EN) - Well, I have ... But of course, not every time or not with every piece of music I listen to. Yet sometimes, I feel this incredible rush of pleasure and excitement when a certain piece of music comes on. Though, if asked now, I can't pinpoint every song which has such an effect on me because it seems that the kind of music that evokes such intense sensations is quite unpredictable and spontaneous for me. Just as yesterday ... I was on my way to work out in the morning. As usual, I had my earphones on and was walking briskly while listening to music. Then a song came on and it was as if I was struck with a lightening -but in a good and smooth way of course. Just before the song came on, I wasn't particularly happy or excited. It was just another day, fine and sunny, I was on my way to work out and feeling not particularly good but ok; in short, neither me nor yesterday was anything special... then, the music hit me! It felt like somet...