I know life can be hard. Very hard. I know because I have had very hard things happen in my life. But in the end, it isn’t life’s fault. It’s yours. Learn to play life correctly, no matter how hard, you will get harmony. Ignore the learning and just slam your existence onto the keyboard again and again and you will have discord.
It seems harsh to say, especially if you are going through a hard time right now. I have a friend whose dearest aunt just died and the family is arguing over the stupidest stuff, possessions not worth a dime, who deserves what, religious claptrap about her aunt, etc. They are pounding against the keys, creating a cacophony or ill will and discord.
But she is playing her life’s keys admirably amidst it all. She is remaining harmonious, which is helping her while she tries to explain the loss to her two young children, who were very close to the aunt.
Drawing and commentary © Marty Coleman
“One plays piano, gets discord. Another plays, gets harmony. The piano is not at fault. The same is true of life.” – adapted by me from an anonymous quote
>Hitting the right piano key depends on two things: finding good teachers and lots of practice. Unfortunately many of us do one or the other – or neither – and end up discordant and lost. Which is more important? I think it’s the good teacher. But for those who had bad teachers, it usually takes a confidant to reveal that and open the person to alternative ways of “making music” and that will then take practice, and practice for a lifetime. Even the virtuosos practice every day.
>Very insightful, Marty. Thanks for that!