Emotions are what makes us the unique creatures that we are.  We cry when we feel sad and we laugh when we are happy, and one of the things that shows just how emotional we are is through this thing called singing.  Call me a hopeless romantic, but even Boy Bato who is known for his cold-heart and seemingly lifeless stare will hum you a tune or Annie Batumbakal has her own tune to dance to.   Yes, in fact, think about it, when you broke up with your very first honey, was there not a song that constantly played in your head that either made you run to the bathroom or run out the door with the excuse that you just “need to go”?  Or how about that song that made you feel that tingle run up your spine when you met “the one”?

Yes, singing has been our way of celebrating our moments in life, or under the circumstances, has made us mourn over what we consider that “oh my God, why me?” moment.  Singing in fact has been one of the better ways for us to express our repressed emotions.  Singing is a therapy for the brokenhearted, and singing too is his own special way of making the words “I love you” even more meaningful.  There is nothing in this world that cannot be better expressed with a melody and tune, and we are the only creatures in the earth who can croon with a beautiful melody and words that truly touches the heart.

With the advent of the Age of Karaoke and Magic Mic, almost everyone has found their muses and realized that they are singers.  Emotional creatures that we are, we have found ourselves releasing every single strand of frustration and every ounce of happiness through the songs we sing.   In my terms, except in rare occurrences, singing has been our non-violent reaction to what life throws our way, stones and bread and all!

As I have found out, our life is a song.  Like the tunes we belt out, it has its high notes and low notes, but the ending is that smooth finish, happy or sad.  This is how life truly is depending on the choices that we make and thank God for songs, there is a choice of what songs we would like to sing all our lives!