Last night it rained. It was cold, and it rained.
My car sheltered me from the rain and the heat of the engine kept me warm from the cold. My phone was locked in the car’s trunk. And a Schubert piano sonata mused me as I parked the car.
8 minutes after parking I found myself still sitting in the driver’s seat. Car on, music on, rain still falling. It was beautiful – the warmth, the peaceful procession of raindrops on the windshield, and the warm glow of the streetlamp. Everything came together to provide the perfect backdrop for the full enjoyment of Schubert.
Now, imagine if I were trying to listen to Schubert in the cold. Or the wet. Or the rain. Ummm, DISTRACTING! Or what if I were to talk on the phone while trying to distinguish subdominant notes from the dominant key of Trout Quintet? My brain, at least would be confused. And dissatisfied.
So, for the full enjoyment and full benefit of a particular activity, that activity must be the predominant or only activity that the brain has to process. And the setting must compliment --not clash with-- that activity.
So stop watching TV while trying to read my blog. You won’t get the message.
