"Autumn Moon Over Calm Lake" on Guzheng

🦋 In  my write up on "Butterfly Lovers", I said that Guzheng music can be calming and produce a sense of peace.

On the other hand, the Guzheng can also be played in such a way as to rouse emotions and make us exited or on fire.

"Autumn Moon Over Calm Lake" is an example of calming music.

Close your eyes, relax as you soak in the music in the video below.

Imagine a full moon reflected in the still water of a lake. The occasional gentle breeze feels cooling and comfortable.

The gentle breeze produces tiny ripples on the surface of the water that makes the image of the moon shimmer.

If you are at such a location, what would you choose to do?

Would you open your eyes to enjoy the beautiful sight?

Or would you keep your eyes closed and fully relax and just soak in the music and the sense of peace?

🦋 will probably keep my eyes closed most of time. But when I feel the gentle breeze and know that it is painting a beautiful picture on the surface of the lake, 🦋 will open my eyes to enjoy the picture painted by the greatest artist of all, God who made the lake and the breeze.

Contrast the calm and peace of the above song with the vibrancy of the song "Emperor Sun Quan" below.

This song denotes the strength and drive of the emperor. The music is so suitable for the background music to a fighting scene.

If you listen to the song with eyes closed can you imagine people fighting or soldiers on horses chasing after their foes desperately trying to escape on other horses? 🐎