We sang, "A Whole New World" in choir when I was in 4th grade. This song taught me to appreciate Harmony. I was an alto and our teacher was playing the notes for our line, "Let me share this whole new world with you". If you've ever sang as an alto, you will know that it is a rare occurrence to sing the melody of a song. The notes that my teacher was playing sounded NOTHING like my beloved, "A Whole New World" (give me a break, it was fourth grade and Disney was everything) and I, along with my fellow 4th grade altos, thought my teacher had gone crazy and was reading the music wrong. Nonetheless, we learned the part and waited to sing along with the rest of the choir. We started from the beginning and when we came to this section, I had to stop and listen because what hit my ears was something beautiful. The blending of 4 different vocal sections with their individual notes created a sound that forever tied me to music.
Lesson learned: One note, one vocal section, while it can create a beautiful sound, is only one part of a greater symphony.
Each of us is trying to find the true melody to our self, but in this finding, no matter the tune, must also come acceptance. An old teacher of mine once said that a song sounds horrible when one section is domineering over another. Each section must listen for the other. only then are they singing together, The same goes for our lives. We get nowhere when we shout out others melodies. Only when we listen to others can anything be accomplished. While many songs take after other songs, in the end, each has it's own individual tune and sticks to it. In our lives, there are times where help is needed, opinions given, and actions taken. We are allowed to be influenced by these things, but in the end... the melody is ours and we must take pride in it.