Getting old is (should be) about wisdom, settling down, taking it a bit slower, watching teenagers no-scoping you faster than you can even raise your defense.. but it also is about not letting go of those child-like pleasures like discovering something new.

I was listening to an ambient mix today in public transport.. mellow lo-fi electronica without lyrics, usually. In this case: Peace Orchestra’s “Who Am I” (spotify link)

Now, there is something that Spotify features, the “Lyrics” tab. It showed up on this song. But why would an ambient electronica song have a lyrics tab? So.. curiosity got me and I tapped it. Opened this:

but nobody ever sings in that track.. escept for a sampled loop of “who am I?”
It is just scrolling by for you, the listener.. to take in while chilling to this track

I never want to lose the child-like happiness that I felt when this happened. Me, in public transport,. with earphones.. enjoying that little moment of bliss having shared something with someone – unscripted, unplanned. Like watching a sunrise unexpectedly.

P.S. Stellt sich raus “Peace Orchestra” is ein Solo Projekt von Peter Kruder – eine Hälfte von “Kruder&Dorfmeister” – das erklärt dann auch warum mich das so fasziniert hat :) is auch schon wieder seit 25 Jahren ein Teil meines Lebens <3