I try to never forget that my job is a sacred privilege. Music, the thing that binds you to me and all of us to the Universe is my light.

I like to read that you are still humble after much success. Being thankful helps steer us away from pride, which can lead to arrogance, jealousy, and other demons.

I also like the use of the word light which you use at the end, when you choose to take the higher road and say,

I choose light.

Light is a word with many meanings and used to represent so much, depending on the context in which it's used.

Light is often associated with the word good...which is the contrast to dark or also bad or evil. We have the light side of the force and the dark side...the light side being the side full of good intentions...the will to help others, while the dark side would want to hurt others...use revenge, give in to emotion.

So with universal concepts such as good and bad or evil...we have light and dark...which also represent this stark contrast. On a side note...light is also dual in nature...as both a wave and a stream of corpuscles (particles).

This contrast can be looked at in many ways. We often use the word light when describing a change, a new beginning. An example of this would be "By the Dawn's early Light..." where I picture the sun rising at the beginning of a new day. This new day gives us hope as one looks to the American Flag...which once stood for all that was good in America...all that stood for the values which America represented - based on its founding forefathers. Now, to some...that same flag, which gave someone hope on a new day, gives people feelings of hatred, envy, pride, jealousy, animosity...and so forth. It's interesting how one symbol can change based on the thing it represents changing...and people's view towards what it now represents to them...in their reality and perception.

People talk about the "Light at the end of the tunnel" often giving them hope...or an end to the current situation...usually one they'd rather not be in. It's a way out, leading them out of darkness to a better place.

Without light we may stumble, become lost, feel hurt, lonely...depressed. Physically, we need light...because of its affect on our bodies. Not only would we go blind if we lived in a cave with total darkness...but there's a chemical change in our bodies that light helps produce. That's part of the reason why certain people are affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder: Winter Depression...they don't get enough light.

Light brings warmth..."you light up my life"...you bring emotional warmth to my heart and soul...make me feel happy inside.

Music can bring light to us...or it can bring darkness. It is tied into our emotions and feelings. It helps us feel sad, or happy...helps us feel angry, or brings us joy and sometimes to tears. What would Jaws or Rocky be without music. What about Star Wars or Superman?

Light is also described when referring to color. We have light and dark. A light color reflects light, while a dark color absorbs light. Interestingly enough, I like to apply that to people as well. You have people who are full of light and reflect that light outward towards others. You then have others who are full of darkness...and they would do everything in their power to steal that light from others...because they want some for themselves. And when they get it, they hold onto it and absorb it. They don't share it. They are the dark colors.

That reminds me of a scripture:
Luke 11:33-36
33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

also

Matthew 5:16
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

and

John 8:12
12 ¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Jesus says he is the light of the world. He's referred to as the Son of God, and he refers to himself as the light of the world. The light of our world is the sun...spelled differently, but pronounced the same, nonetheless. So, the sun or Son is our light...that helps us not walk in darkness.

Light helps point out things that we might otherwise overlook...it helps direct our attention to specific things in our surroundings.

Never forget who you are or where you came from. And if you're not sure about those two statements...maybe it's time to start thinking deeply about them...pondering them. Who are you? What is your mission here on earth? What's to become of you when you die? Is this the second of three acts? What's the third one going to be like?

When we fill ourselves full of good things, we gain more light. And we can then share that light with others. Light, to me, equals love. We all need love, no matter who we are or where we live. So, Bring the Light!!

P.S. Happiness only real when shared