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Music and the Heart by Nikki Willhite Music is powerful. Music influences us more than we know. It gets into places in our heart that nothing else can reach. Our day-to-day thoughts are affected by the music that we listen to. Our thoughts affect our behavior, and our  behavior forms our character. If we want to change, and become a different person, we need to change our music. It is as simple as that. One of my favorite stories about the power of music comes from World War II. A young man, named Helmut Hubner, lived in Hamburg, Germany. When the Nazi's took over Germany, he started his own resistance movement. Long story short, he was eventually taken prisoner, and at the age of 17, he was executed by the Nazi regime. Helmut had involved a couple friends in his effort to let the people of Germany know what was happening. They went to prison and were tortured, but escaped death. As with many people who survived years in prison, and all the horrors of Nazi imprisonment and Gestapo interrogation, these young boys had a lot of inner strength. So what finally brought one of them to tear? It was music. When the Nazis took over Germany, the music of Mendelssohn was forbidden. This is because Mendelssohn was a Jewish composer. Several years after the war, one of these young boys, now in America, attended a concert featuring the music of Mendelssohn. As the music began, it seeped into his heart, and finally.... finally he broke down and just wept. Such is the power of music. Music gets in. Be careful what music you let into your heart. About the Author: Nikki Willhite, mother of 3 and an interior design graduate, has been writing and publishing articles on the topic of frugal living for over a decade. Visit her at www.frugalhappyfamilies.com - where you will find hundreds of frugal living tips and articles. Frugal Happy Families- more than just money!

 

 

 

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