As human beings we must have some sort of predisposition to seek connection. It came to me while pondering the thought of how nice it would be to have an orchestra (or play in an orchestra) that was so tight, we always play as one. I then realized that it was the feeling of connectedness that I love (or am addicted to). There have been times when I felt completely connected to everyone in the orchestra as if we were parts of a complex machine. The feeling of being connected when creating/expressing music is indescribable. I then started thinking about dancing and Argentine Tango. The most captivating part of it is that it’s a medium that allows you to be profoundly connected with another person on so many facets/levels. Then I thought about the emotion of being in love. At the very root of it, isn’t it just the feeling of being completely connected to someone on many levels? I discovered a while back from talking with someone that part of the draw to religion is the community. The feeling of being connected with other people within the community regardless of boundries, countries, and also being connected to people you don’t even know. Of course there’s also the desire of being connected to a higher power of some sort. in regards to technology, the internet is so popular because it allows us to be connected to other people and events around the world. The more I think about everything in life, it seems to boil down to the search for connection, usually with other souls (dead, alive, or somewhere in between). I have always joked that no man is an island but today I am starting to realize the magnitude of that truth.

So why is it that we seek connection?