The beauty of languages spoken

Today in my French class we had to give oral presentations (speaking in French of course) and it made me realize how beautiful orality is and the importance of it in every language. While French is a great language to read, I so very much enjoy listening to it whether through music or recitation or even random conversations. I wrote a poem in French for my presentation and reciting it was such a different experience. While we have read aloud pieces of French literature, the experience of reciting my own poetic piece in a foreign language was almost exhilarating. The act of orally presenting in French was so different. It was a mix of confusion, knowledge, and it seemed as if I was in a different world. As I sat listening to the other presentations, some poems, others comics or essays, I was amazed that here we all sat doing nothing except listening to this beautiful language and being able to comprehend, for the most part, what each one was saying. There is something beautiful about orality. Sometimes one has to step out of their zone of everyday conversation and presentation to realize that though. I definitely did this and it was today that this realization struck me. I thoroughly enjoyed having this spark ignite in my French thoughts.