The young woman shared a story of a highly intelligent woman. As a high school student, she was very diligent in her studies, and her family was very hopeful that she would have a bright future. Everyone in her family had attended medical school or law school--forging their way into a life of professional success. This young woman received high scores on her ACT and SAT, and chose a very prestigious college. When she announced to her family that she was going into music performance, they were shocked. They told her that she was wasting her good test scores to have a selfish, unsuccessful career. This young woman persevered. She did indeed attend college as a vocal performer and went on to lead a highly successful career. In the book that she published, she shared her reasoning behind choosing music. She said that music is of equal importance to math and science. While she is not performing heart surgeries, healing broken bones, or prescribing medication, she IS, however, letting the music she performs heal broken hearts, mend sadness, repair souls, and medicate the mind. The world places little importance on the inward healing that we all need. Music sees that importance and serves its purpose as the medicine for our souls--something no amount of modern medicine could hope to fix.
I love music. I've always had it to be my companion in times of both sadness and happiness. It has been my mental medicine, and I have had the wonderful opportunity to witness it heal lives. My Heavenly Father has given me a true gift, and I'm grateful for it everyday.
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