👀Have you ever noticed how music is the only thing in life that does its job without asking too many questions?
“Why are you sad?”
“What happened?”
“Why are you sad?”
“What happened?”
Just pure, comforting background therapy.
One moment you’re sitting in your messy room questioning every life choice you’ve ever made, and then out of nowhere Kishore Kumar enters like a wise old angel singing, “aa chal ke tujhe leke chalu...” and suddenly your whole mood resets.
Your brain goes from “I hate my life” to “Hmm...maybe life is beautiful.”🎶
Your brain goes from “I hate my life” to “Hmm...maybe life is beautiful.”🎶
Let’s be honest....our generation survives mainly on two things: Music and overthinking. And sometimes, music is the only thing that stops overthinking from turning into a 10-season Netflix series.
• Walking Alone...
Without music? You’re just a normal human dodging potholes and street dogs.
With music? You’re the main character of an emotional movie.
Suddenly every tree, every shop, every stranger becomes part of your imaginary scene.
Even the dog barking at you feels like background sound effects.
• Travelling in Bus....
Nothing hits harder than staring out of a dusty window while an old song plays.
You look like you’re going through a breakup....
when actually you’re just stuck in traffic and hungry.
But in your head you’re performing in a slow-motion montage.
Nothing hits harder than staring out of a dusty window while an old song plays.
You look like you’re going through a breakup....
when actually you’re just stuck in traffic and hungry.
But in your head you’re performing in a slow-motion montage.
• Cleaning the Room.....
Let’s be real...without music, cleaning is basically torture.
But one good playlist?
Now you’re cleaning like you’re preparing for a new era of your life.
You’re dancing with your broom.
You’re singing loudly like you’re getting paid for it.
You’re discovering clothes you forgot you owned.
Let’s be real...without music, cleaning is basically torture.
But one good playlist?
Now you’re cleaning like you’re preparing for a new era of your life.
You’re dancing with your broom.
You’re singing loudly like you’re getting paid for it.
You’re discovering clothes you forgot you owned.
• Cooking food....
Cooking without music... budget sadness.
Cooking WITH music... “I am a mature adult with my life together....yes, I’m cooking Maggie, but it’s aesthetic Maggie.”
Cooking without music... budget sadness.
Cooking WITH music... “I am a mature adult with my life together....yes, I’m cooking Maggie, but it’s aesthetic Maggie.”
• 2 AM Overthinking....
Ahh yes, our national hobby.
One peaceful song at 2 AM and suddenly...
Ahh yes, our national hobby.
One peaceful song at 2 AM and suddenly...
"I think I am healing.”
“I think I am growing.”
“I think I’ll drink water and sleep like a responsible person.”
“I think I am growing.”
“I think I’ll drink water and sleep like a responsible person.”
The song ends → back to chaos.
🎤 Old Songs Hit Harder Now...kishore Kumar, Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar...their songs have something today’s songs don’t...
Peace. Meaning. And a whole lot of emotional maturity.
Today’s songs are like...“Party! heartbreak! shots! swag!”
Old songs are like...“Beta… zindagi tough hai but thoda shanti rakho.”
At this age, suddenly lines like...“aa chal ke tujhe leke chalu…”
feel extremely relatable.
It’s like the song is gently grabbing your stressed soul and saying:...“Come. Let’s go somewhere peaceful. Under a big sky. Away from drama.”
And for those few minutes, life actually feels soft.
🎵 Music Doesn’t Just Teleport You...It Fixes You Quietly
Some songs take you back to old memories....childhood mornings, school days, friendships, heartbreaks.
Some songs take you into the future....to a peaceful life, a happy version of yourself, a place where you’re calm and content.
And some songs take you inside yourself.
To the parts you never talk about.
The feelings you hide.
The dreams you secretly keep alive.
Music doesn’t magically solve problems...
but it makes them feel human.
It makes you feel understood without a single word.
It’s the only thing that can switch your world from...
“Everything is too much” to “Okay...I can handle this.”
🎼 The Simple Truth...is
Life is messy.
People are unpredictable.
Your own thoughts sometimes behave like wild animals.
But music?
Music doesn’t betray.
Doesn’t confuse.
Doesn’t ask questions.
Doesn’t judge.
It just sits beside you and says,
“Relax. Let me take you somewhere better...even if just for a little while.”
A place under a calm sky.
A place inside your own heart.
A place where you feel like....you’re quietly winning at life. 🎶✨
🌻With love....
" Here's to finding beauty in small things- Sakshi 🌸"