happy birthday to two of my best friends.
it keeps raining
it keeps rainingSometimes, I cannot help but to be impressed by how talented some people are, and how each person is so individual in their interests and brilliance. Last night I got to attend a concert with my favorite pianist, Yefim Bronfman as the guest performer. Totally enraptured by his performance (as always), I kept thinking to myself, if only I could have half as much talent as he does at piano, in any one thing I learn.. I would be happy.
Only after thinking about it a bit more, sadly, I realize I am much more greedy than that, and I doubt how much talent I would have to have to really be satisfied. It's easy to pick out my weaknesses, but it is so hard to appreciate what talent I am already lucky to have.
Plus, I have to point out, that some people are just total geniuses. Brahms on his Second Piano Concerto, for instance. By gosh, his fourth movement really affected me. Le sigh...
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Only after thinking about it a bit more, sadly, I realize I am much more greedy than that, and I doubt how much talent I would have to have to really be satisfied. It's easy to pick out my weaknesses, but it is so hard to appreciate what talent I am already lucky to have.
Plus, I have to point out, that some people are just total geniuses. Brahms on his Second Piano Concerto, for instance. By gosh, his fourth movement really affected me. Le sigh...
Photograph by lis
:)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, quite true. Talent is ever elusive.