Discovering Magic (part 2)

Levitation: The magician defies gravity, either by making something float in the air, or with the aid of another object (suspension)—a silver ball floats around a cloth, an assistant floats in mid-air, another is suspended from a broom, a scarf dances in a sealed bottle, the magician hovers a few inches off the floor. There are many popular ways to create this illusion, including Asrah levitation, Balducci levitation, Looy's Sooperman, and King levitation. The flying illusion is often performed by David Copperfield and more recently by Peter Marvey (who may or may not be using a technique similar to that of David Copperfield). Harry Blackstone's floating light bulb, in which the light bulb floats over the heads of the public, is also spectacular.

- Wikipedia


I was moonwalking and then stopped in the middle of the stage. So there I was, still levitating in front of the crowd, not knowing exactly what to do but knew that I just had to be there.

Out of volition, I sang along with the chorus of my song.

Kailangan ko pa bang lumapit sa iyo
Pagkatapos ng ilang taon na tayo'y 'di nagkita
Mahahawakan ko pa ba, ipapahaplos mo pa kaya
Ang malambot mong buhok na kulay, kulay brown

I could see the people's faces a little better now. I saw someone who looked like Paolo Santos(or was it really him?) smiling. I smiled at the sight of a pretty woman with brown hair. Everyone looked delighted and I could see magic in their eyes.

When the next song started playing, I stepped down. I got back to the ground but the magic lingered around me.

So this is the power of music. It brings joy to people and unites them. I thought I wanted to see them like that all the time. I wanted to make people smile and I thought I was close to achieving that goal.

After all of the songs were played, I and the other finalists went back onto the stage. I learned that there were media personalities, bloggers, and celebrities among the crowd.

The 14 finalists with Mr. C

The feeling of joy that music has brought to me kept reverberating in my heart and it resonated to the eyes of the people around me.

Ultimately, I figured that I finally discovered the magic that I've been looking for. Its not something that David Blaine could've taught me.

I knew right then that Music is Magic.