When I was nine years old, my father purchased me my very first instrument: an electric guitar. When I walked over to look at some of the various brass and woodwinds on display, my father was pulled to the side and given a very specific word of advice: Don't buy him a guitar, get him a library card.
Instead of heeding the wise man's call, he spent the next decade supporting my musical endeavors. And even to this day, he tells me the benefits of writing music and storytelling through my instrument.
Little did he know that it may literally be the thing that keeps me alive.
With the advancements in modern science, studies on health show the benefits of stimulating our minds and keeping in check our thoughts and mood. A brain set aside waits to die--even Dylan says, "He not busy bein' born is busy dyin'."
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