EDITORIAL Music is our language
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela.
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hey say that the human heart has the capacity to feel all by itself - it is not driven by the head but functions emotionally all on its own. They say that you can die of a broken heart - a recognised and diagnosable condition where the heart never actually repairs.
It goes without saying then that the heart has the ability to respond…to be hardened by hurt, to be softened by love. To be awakened by beautiful things, to be closed down by harsh words or actions. If the native language is spoken, the recipient has immediate understanding… He will “get it” and therefore will be able to respond. This will be an innate understanding because he is wired to understand that way. That language will not always be found in words but in melody also; the combination of melody and lyrics has an immeasurable way of permeating the human heart. Music is our native language - we were created to respond to it. We understand it, we can participate in it and we can get lost in it. We can get healed from it, get renewed by it, and we can change our perspective because of it. And music is the language Parachute has chosen to use because we believe, that when used in all it’s beauty, it is gift from heaven. In this edition we have included 11 ‘Kinsmen’ who have made music their language, we explain what the Parachute heart is all about, we update you on our artists’ recent shenanigans and include you on all the latest Parachute happenings. Thank you for helping us keep the music playing - let’s continue to use music as our language. Blessings, Chris de Jong
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