Comparison Essay: Similarities Between Music And Love Music

Thomas Paine said, “To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.” In a world so diverse, it is difficult to find relationships that don’t have conflict. An abundance of these conflicts happen by narrow mindedness towards others cultures. Even though hostility and narrow-mindedness occur, that is not always the case. The possibility of unity with different people are possible, you will even find similarities that you wouldn’t have found before knowing that person.

My sister, Jo, and I are both highly musical and love music, but our opinions of excellent music are contrasting, which can cause issues when trying to pick what is going to play on the radio. I prefer the old school sound such as jazz, bluegrass, and classical music while Jo prefers techno, pop, and punk rock. Though our personal preference on music seems trivial, it in reality, shows the type of culture we prefer. I am a lover of culture and classical thinking. I am a reader; I

love to sit and think on philosophies and debate over the what progresses on in world. I am outspoken and have the tendency to speak without thinking. Jo is more of a free spirit she loves to sit a sketch, she rather learn through experience than a book and, could honestly care less of what is progressing on in todays politics, I know this due to the glazed look she gets anytime I mention it. She is confidential in large crowds, and is an observer of the spectacle rather than a participant such as me. She prefers to be at home and enjoy the quite but I prefer to be the in the chaos of life spending it with the people I love and enjoy. Our differences keep us aware that our way isn’t the only way people think and achieve things; through that we find it easier to relate to other people. She reminds me of patience and I remind her of courage together we are an unstoppable force not to reckoned with.
Even though numerous of our preferences in music and entertainment are different we find unity in countless other things.

We both love our family dearly and both desire to one day follow in our parent’s footsteps of foster care and open to our home to children who have nowhere else to turn. We both love to sit and talk about art and see the different kinds of style in art, music, pop culture, and, movies. We adore to travel and have been all over the country together. We love to set off on adventures and to be spur of the moment people. Our love for God’s creation and the love to spend time with one another brings us together in a binding friendship. We both believe in Christ and the gospel and believe that the the Church is a body of believers coming together in unity, preferences aside, to worship the one true God. In that alone we find

unity.
Therefore, Jo and I enjoy a variety of different and similar things but that doesn’t stop us in our relationship. In fact, we constantly find that through our differences we are able to relate to other peoples and cultures. We open each others minds to think on things that our own culture and preferences would never point us to. In a world of personalities and opinions there is an abundance of collision and hostility towards one another, but we can still find unity. More importantly we as Christians should set preferences aside and remember that through Christ we can all find unity in his love. Even in a close minded world we can keep an open mind.