by Jan Toomer
I know many carry the same message but deliver it from each individual’s perception and delivery method; this really had come to light for me recently.
A friend jokingly announced that they listen to a current, and somewhat controversial, pop-rock singer whom I had heard the name, but wasn’t sure of the songs…so I turned on the TV, went to a music video channel and voile’! The very same star was being featured with interviews and music videos.
The interviews showed a very intelligent, rights-promoting and spiritual person…who created edgy and somewhat disturbing (to me) videos.
The videos were definitely creative; stepping outside of the box and pushing the viewer to see the beautiful and ugly in a grotesque manner – but what really disturbed me was that these videos were a mirror showing us a portion of a reflection of our society and what has become acceptable.
I am not judging the singer and their delivery method – it just wasn’t comfortable for me (which I am sure was the point of these videos!).
Why are there so many different methods of getting the same message out? Because we are not cookie-cutter in our likes and dislikes…one size does not fit all.
The variety exists because we are each unique and need a delivery system that will touch us, or reach into us.
You can hear a message from a homeless person on a street corner, but it may not touch you – yet you may hear the same message in a song or on a video and it can move your soul. Another person may be touched by an article or book they read; receive the message through viewing a painting; or the same message may touch someone in a church sermon.
The interviews with this singer produced the same messages I, and countless others, have been putting out about spiritual growth and taking responsibility for ourselves (from personal level, to governmental level, to global level)….
Same message – different methods.
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