You're driving in your car and a song comes on the radio that you've never heard before. Its unique rhythm catches your attention. The instrumentals are perfect for your current mood.
You turn it up. Now you can hear the lyrics. Wow, what an incredible verse. Boom. Then the chorus hits you. It's perfect. You wouldn't change a single word.
The next verse finishes and you're starting to type a reminder in your phone to download this song as soon as you get home.
Swing open your door, quickly open your computer, google the lyrics, find the song, youtube the video. Hit that beautiful button: download.
The download takes a few minutes and your anticipation to hear the song again is growing wildly. There it is... finally, in your iTunes.
Play. Enjoy. Repeat.
Play. Enjoy. Pick out your favourite line. Repeat.
Play. Enjoy. Sing your favourite line. Post your favourite line on Twitter or Facebook. Repeat.
Play. Enjoy. Sing the whole song out loud. Send it to a friend. Put on your iPod. Play in car. Play while working out. Play while eating dinner. Play before going to sleep. Play when you wake up. Play when you brush your teeth , comb your hair, get ready for school, while waiting in line. You play this new song so often because you just can't get enough of it.
You love how you discovered it before anyone else did. You love how it's lyrics mean something special to you right now. You love the beat, tempo, flow.
Maybe you even tried listening to some other songs but none of them were as currently satisfying to you as this new one.
But then it happens.
You press play... it starts... and just a few beats into your song a new emotion emerges. You want to skip it. You've heard it too much. It doesn't give you that heart-race it once did. It doesn't make you want to blast it in your car. It doesn't give you goosebumps. Yes, unfortunately it has been - like so many others - overplayed.
Overplayed. Excessive.
How many times have we overdone something? Whether it's finding out a new favourite recipe, food, television show, trend, fad... What is it with so many people excessively over indulging?
Just like the song... when we find something good, it's as if we can't get enough of that good thing. There is no satisfaction. There is no rest. Until it all becomes too much and the entire ideal has been exhausted.
Why do we do it? We know that once we have the song downloaded we can listen to it whenever we want, yet we want to listen to it as much as possible to the point where it's very sound irritates us. This goes for food, relationships, entertainment.
People like to rush. People like to obsess.
Is it worth it? Will people ever understand that time is our friend? Or will they make the same mistake again with the next song they suddenly discover they love?
Will they repeat the same steps all over again?
Play. Enjoy. Appreciate a new track. Take sometime. Repeat.
Yes, it may be hard not to repeat the song at first. It's new and exciting and hey, I can't blame you for wanting more. Taking it slow, however, will surely play off when a month from now you still want to listen to that song, eat that food, wear that outfit, etc.
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