Authenticity

It’s hard to find people that are genuine with their actions. It’s hard to find good musicians that play not for the audience, but for themselves. It’s hard to find people with with a passion that renders them completely apathetic of the potential audience looking in and watching. I see a lot of people with passion, but they seem to be afraid and ashamed of it, so they try to hide it from people.

This post is somewhat in relation to a friend’s website post. Last night at church was pretty interesting. I had known that last night was going to be different due to certain circumstances, but even from the changed plans, the plans altered a bit. There were seven people that got up and talked at church last night. It was great to hear from different people about different subjects. It was also sort of a puzzle for me, personally, to determine what I believed in myself with what they were saying.

I think people sometimes take any information they take from an adult and deem it as valid. At least that is what I did when I was a kid. More so recently, I am trying to find out who I am and what I believe with certain areas. Last night added some confusion into my life with what people said. I’ve heard some of those concepts before, but I feel like my religion was being contradicted just because people interpret things differently. I don’t exactly know what I believe in all aspects of my religion, but I’d like to start gathering all the pieces and finding a ground to stand on.

To venture back, last nights speakers left  a great message, but was interrupted by a man that has been going to Status for some time now. He asked for the microphone and was given one after a few minutes passed. I am not sure how I felt about the whole speech he gave. I am also not sure how I feel for the church, because I know things weren’t going as planned. I also know that it made things difficult slightly.

I think the people speaking were great, but I think the real movement in the place was when our worship leader for the night, Cole, started talking after the man spoke. To find such passion in a person seems almost impossible, or maybe I just haven’t looked hard enough. I don’t know if it is just me or if this applies to everybody, but when I see moments like that, the world around me goes away and I am in complete awe of what is happening.

A friend of mine back home is in a band called Zach Lund and the Southside Sound. He has phenomenal music that you can check out here. I don’t really know how I met him, but I know he is one of the few musicians I’ve met in my life that plays from his heart because of his love for what he does. I loved going to his shows, if nothing else to just watch him on the guitar. To see someone play and move because of their passion is mind blowing. It may not be the coolest looking thing a musician could do on stage, but I think it beats anything else that someone could attempt to do to appeal to the audience.

John Mayer is the same. He honestly looks pretty bizarre on stage, but it’s because he loves what he does, or at least I hope. Here is a link to a video of him performing a song live. Take the time to watch it and just watch how he plays the guitar, especially his face. His music is great, and so is his performance. It’s fascinating to see people fully engulfed in their desires. Chris Martin from Coldplay is another man.

Seeing people’s authenticity in their passion is great. I wish more people wouldn’t worry what people thought of them and just did what they love.