Plato believed that music communicated emotions and had the power to shape our character by recognizing how it touches our soul. Plato states: “Musical training is the most important thing. First, because rhythm and harmony permeate the innermost element of the soul, influence it more powerfully than anything else and give it grace” (Plato, p. 84). The most significant virtue to learn from musical training is the notion of harmony. In a sense the mind is a stringed instrument and each plays with rhythm and directs our soul in the right direction. In politics we imagine the goal of smooth communication and seek direct answers, but this does not seem to be the case. Justice can arise in a society if individuals in power work in harmony rather than against each other. It is crucial to follow the steps of training our soul in a way that is closely related to climbing a ladder of personal development. Although the two forms of education are immensely essential, Socrates states: “Now, after musical education, our youth must receive physical education” (Plato, p. 86). Plato believed that our mind not only has cognitive knowledge, but also the capacity to desire; this comes from our lively mind. This basically means that you can physically see and feel a tangible object, but your desire and lively mind take over telling your mind what to do with it. It's important