Walking through Campus Listening to Ipod

At the risk of being one of "those kids"—you know, the ones that walk around with headphones on all day and seem oblivious to immediate surroundings—I have to share a story. I have often wanted my life to have a soundtrack and listening to my I-pod while walking through central campus is the closest I have come. One particular day stands out. I got to school early as usual, about 7:15 am, when few people are out; I was listening to The Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Yo Yo Ma. That song is amazing! The world seemed at peace at that moment. The hundred something pages I had to read didn’t seem so insurmountable. The Prospect of 8 hours of class that day didn't instill its usual dread. Karl Marx said that “religion is the opium of the people." While I don't agree with that that moment my drug cocktail was a song mixed with a misty autumn day in Ann Arbor. It was delicious.