My feet tap along steadily to the rhythm, my fingers drumming absently at my side. I can’t keep a grin off my face as the chorus of the song arrives. All at once, I know everyone in this room can feel the music. It’s thumping inside our chests, connecting us. Maybe just for now, but we’re all so close, though we may be distant.

Our hearts beat in time to the melody, igniting us. And suddenly, it’s so obvious- so real- that this was what music was made for. All of us, united in the beauty of sound, experiencing the ancient art that brings us together.

The strobe lights flash in my eyes, and I love every second of it. I can feel the energy rolling off the band in waves, out into the crowd, breathing life into us. And it’s so simple. Beauty in the form of this performance, momentarily making us one.

If this isn’t beauty, I don’t know what is. It’s music; and it’s beautiful.