Do you need music to enjoy yourself?

India
January 11, 2009 3:28pm CST
When I get a chance to spend some time outdoors, I enjoy the quiet, the sounds of birds, the wind, frogs and an occasional coyote. Do you need music Or do you enjoy the sounds of nature? Just curious…
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• France
12 Jan 09
I love music but I rarely listen to it. I prefer to sing my own song.. literally, or play it. And I'm a nature lover and prefer nature sounds if I'm outside.
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@hildas (3031)
11 Jan 09
No! I do not need music to enjoy myself. I do love listening to it and it can help lift my mood sometimes, but sometimes I prefare listening to sad or more relaxing quieter, music by myself. I really love being outside in my garden. I love the peace and quiet better than music really. I love planting and looking after my flowers and find the "sound of silence" out there sometimes, really enjoyable indeed.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
12 Jan 09
well it has become very rare thing these days...i get to hear only the chirping of birds from my windows while i am mylotting and frogs....ummmmm...i think i haven't seen them from many years, when wind blows very fast, i have to run to terrace to collect my clothes, which i leave without pins sometimes carelessly..... music these days has become mechanical like man, either on PC, dvd player or radios are my best ways to listen to it..
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@tessah (6617)
• United States
11 Jan 09
i do same as you when im outside. unless there is a gathering of some sort with a bunch of people.. cause then the stereo is usually cranked. but when by myself.. i take the time to listen to the whispers on the wind.. and feel the earth breath.
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@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
11 Jan 09
I think that there is a lot of things in life that wouldn't be as good without music to listen to or at least some kind of background noise to occupy your mind and help you think. Driving in your car is so much better with the assistance of music and long drives go much faster with music to listen to. Parties also wouldn't be the same without some kind of noise to fill the silence when there is no talking or an awkward moment of silence. I think that sounds in general are all great and let's not forget that music is only sounds and vibrations really.
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@liisafiat (659)
• Latvia
11 Jan 09
I get bored by the sounds of nature very quickly. I prefer to listen to music tha t people have created. I know...it is totally wrong! But I can`t help myself. I can only admire You and the peace that You have inside Yourself. Sounds of pure nature irritates me. Sometimes I can`t even hear them, I can feel only the cold breeze on my skin, and then I go back inside the house and put on my music. That`s my story. Good day to You, coolmailraj!
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@GardenGerty (161546)
• United States
12 Jan 09
Although I love music, I seldom turn it on. You are correct, there are a lot of other things that you can listen to when out doors, or even when you are indoors. I do enjoy music a lot, and for walking, sometimes a good music mix will just increase the burn.
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@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
11 Jan 09
I don't need music to enjoy myself. It's funny the older that I get the less I need it. I usually listen to it in the car while I'm driving. When I'm outside I really enjoy the sounds of mother nature and even my kids playing outside.
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@my125125 (818)
• Malaysia
12 Jan 09
Hi CoolMailRaj, I do enjoy music, when I driving or sometimes at home. I live in city, so no frog for me. Beside my apartment, there is a garden for me, that I can hear the bird sounds, the wind especially for this two month, there's wind around me and I can here it too, it is very good when I take a walk in the garden, green grass, small aquarium with some fish, small place for kids to play and a swimming pool too.
• India
11 Jan 09
At times I do and at other I don't. Actually it all depends on the atmosphere around. If birds are making good sound then I'll prefer listening to them instead of a music system.
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@suzzy3 (8341)
19 Jan 09
I do enjoy music but peace and quiet and the sounds of the birds in the garden are like music anyway to me.We do not have coyotes in England but we do have foxes that make a noise sometimes.The sound of nature is a wonderful thing,the sound of the wind and rain hitting the window,I love watching the thunder and lightening storms although we get nothing like you do.
• United States
11 Jan 09
I'm one of those people that need the sound of silence. I like my music, tv, company etc but I need quiet time too. I love listening to the coyotes at night. Here it's an almost every night performance. Not just a single occasional coyote but a whole large chorus of them. It's beautiful. There is a pond next door to me as well and I often hear the frogs. I love the sound of the rain on my roof and skylights, the wind swooshing through the trees. Natures symphony is one of my favorite performances.
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@sahmof2 (274)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I don't need music to enjoy myself. I can listen to the sounds of nature like the ocean, rain, or birds. Sometimes I just like peace and quite and enjoy it.
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@joniebee (182)
11 Jan 09
I would much rather the sounds of nature myself,But dont get me wrong i really like music,But i have always noticed that some people have a much greater love for music than i do,As though its their passion and to me just something thats nice to hear.On the other hand,Nature and all its splender is unbeatable,Wherever you live the noise of nature will be astounding,But none can be better than the sound of the jungle or can you imagine camping out in one of the safari areas in africa,With only the world to listen to,A truely moving experience.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
13 Jan 09
I always consider that the wonderful music is that composed by the sounds from the natural. Every morning when I wake up I feel so pleasant that I could hear the lovely songs composed by the chirping sound utter by birds at least 3 or more of different species on the trees outside the windows. It is rather disappointed that this usually would interrupt by the noise from the passing vehicles occasionally. During raining days I could hear the come and go nonstop music made by the frogs here and there in the bushes or besides or on the pond. In the silent night there are the familiar music composed by different types of insects. Of course I love the songs sung by the early birds the most. I would like to spend my leisure time once in a while visiting the nearby stream to enjoy more fascinating natural music composed by the birds, insects, flowing stream water, breeze, falling of leaves and etc. This is the best place to get myself refreshed and energetic again. Happy posting and have a nice day.
• Singapore
12 Jan 09
I prefer to the musics. I listen to musics every day, on the bus to my school(even though there is 5 minutes' time), on the MRT, when I am reading story books ... musics are parts of my life so I could not live without them.
@srik11 (482)
• India
12 Jan 09
yes, i am really very much fond of music, whenever i have got any kind of tension i start to think about music, i am a very passionate music lover...
@camomom (7535)
• United States
18 Jan 09
It depends on the day and time and my modd. Sometimes I want to listen to music. Others I want to listen to nature.
• Nepal
12 Jan 09
yes, i also like same as you think. sometime outdoors,quiet,the sounds of birds, the wind,frog,and not far from city. Music ,FM, nature beauty.
@inuceres (341)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
it just to spend my hobbies,.. when i lonely,..you know emotional,..