HEARING 'THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES'
Over the past several months I've added some physical therapy exercises for my arthritis to my morning workouts. I count them in various langauges so I can also give my brain a workout. One exercise I count in Spanish, and at first I was mixing up the numbers because about all I know in Spanish are the numbers one to ten and some simple phrases like "Good morning," "Good evening," and "I don't speak Spanish" that I learned when my older brother and sisters were taking Spanish in high school. (I took German instead.)
But this morning a strange and wonderful thing happened: I could hear the music of the numbers! They were all in harmony, I didn't mix up or forget any: I heard their rhythm, harmony and melody! Numbers, you know, are what makes music "work"– musical notes are spaced at exact mathematical wave lengths relative to each other. Math, physics, and music make the world go around!
The blurb about the above book states – "The parallel histories of music and science – from celestial harmony to cosmic dissonance. For centuries, scientists and philosophers believed that the universe was a stately, ordered mechanism, mathematical and musical. The perceived distances between objects in the sky mirrored (and were mirrored by) the spaces between notes that formed chords and scales. The smooth operation of the cosmos created a divine harmony that composers sought to capture. With The Music of the Spheres, readers will see how this scientific philosophy emerged...."
God created the universe – and us – to be in harmony with each other. But the world is increasingly full of disharmony, chaos, wars, beeps, notifications, phones ringing... so many disruptions and interruptions that it's hard to regain that harmony. It takes real effort to learn math and music. Maybe you've heard algebra students say – "This stuff doesn't make any sense! It's really stupid!" But in fact, it's the student who's stupid, not the algebra. Or perhaps the student is just lazy and doesn't want to strain his/her brain.
Advanced algebra that has many variables is hard to understand and solve, but not impossible, when the variables are all relative to each other mathematically. But the key is to find the one or more fixed values, then see what is their mathematical relationship to the variables, and thus solve the problem. Then "Eureka!" – the light goes on!
So when you hear someone say – "Everything is relative, there are no absolutes!" – thus thinking they're free to behave however they wish, remind them of advanced algebra! There must be at least one fixed value in order to solve life's tough problems. That fixed value is the logic of the universe, the Logos: "In the beginning was the Logos ['Word' in the Greek original], and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God. The same {Logos) was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him. Without Him was not anything made that has been made. In Him (the Logos) was life, and the life was the light of men."
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