Perhaps it is comforting to think that all the obstacles that stand in the way of a great goal are there to justify it in some way, ensuring that the quest continues, and with it its transformative effects. To tell the truth, it is repeatedly seen that once those obstacles are overcome, once one has reached the goal one so ardently desired, there springs forth the certain realization, manifested in an abrupt behavioral change, that the time has come to die.
Bach’s Finest Moments Produce…
Bach’s finest moments produce an auditory ecstasy, and the feeling that no one else has ever been able to extract such sounds from the instrument that stands out in the composition. The same is true of the harpsichord, the viola, the violin, the flute… when we think of the ensemble as a whole, Bach seems to be the composer who mastered everything and explored everything with incomparable skill. Beethoven’s finest moments, however, produce something different, and there are perhaps no words to describe the miracle that characterizes his compositions. A deaf man, yet one who produces in the listener, through auditory stimulation, a paralyzing shiver from head to toe.
Being Able to See the Present Moment…
Being able to see the present moment in perspective requires a level of awareness so rare that it perhaps deserves to be described as a gift. Doing so allows one to integrate correctly into time, acting as appropriate, that is, giving due justification to the past and ensuring that, in the future, there will be something to celebrate. Perhaps this alone does not justify the label of genius, but those who achieve it, even once, will forever remember this moment of rare enlightenment.
Some Memories, When They Shed Light…
Some memories, when they shed light on aspects of the past that went almost unnoticed, give us food for thought. It seems incredible that they evoke feelings that were not experienced when the circumstances in question were actually lived through, or at least not given their due value. Now, it is time to be moved by nostalgia. When we delve into these memories, it seems that the set of situations experienced at a certain moment, even if apparently unhappy, even if they leave an unpleasant mark in some way, also hold something else that is truly special. And it is this, after all, that we may not have known how to take advantage of, and that we cannot do so now, because the moment has passed.