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opinion:
our view
The quiet one
still speaks loudly
Music. Music is the
soundtrack to our lives. Many times we hear songs that instantly
identifies a specific person or time of our life.
As a result of music's strong impact on our lives, we have often
idolized rock stars, sometimes to a fault.
The passing of George Harrison this weekend has greatly saddened
many, because for all the crazy, drug addled rock stars that
we idolize, Harrison was the one worthy of our worship.
Harrison spent most of his life melding the two great loves
of his life, his music and spirituality. Although he was a bit
low-key, there was seemingly nothing fake about Harrison's beliefs
or lifestyle.
With all the humility and kindness that he showed, it was obvious
that Harrison was not your typical rock star, he was a human
being.
A human being who publicly went on a quest to not only find
his spirituality, but attempted to find himself along that path,
the way many of us do on a daily basis.
Harrison was the type of person that we could relate to. He
came across quiet, serene, humble and intensely creative.
While bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney have historically
gotten most of the notoriety as a result of The Beatles, Harrison
has been revered as the man who set the band apart.
Through his use of sitar and his incredibly gifted guitar, Harrison
added a darkness and spiritualness to The Beatles music that
was previously not there.
Compare Harrison to any rock star alive today and you realize
the difference between greatness and mediocrity.
Most importantly, he used his notoriety for good and never once
seemed to live his life like he was privileged because of who
he was.
While we usually would not mourn the death of somebody we don't
know or somebody who was larger than life, we mourn Harrison's
because of the impact he had on our lives.
As a member of what is arguably the greatest band of all-time,
his art has and will make a difference to anybody who listens
to it for years to come.
But his stance and beliefs as a human being, the way he quietly
and peacefully fought cancer and the kindness that he seemed
to exude, will be missed most.
Harrison was a man worthy of our praise and adulation, and his
departure from our human existence leaves us saddened that one
of the great men in our world is gone.
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