Enlightening Thought #22

First things first: Sorry about the delay in posting! Both Juliana and I have been loaded with shit to do lately.

Now, on to the actual blogging:

I was a second violinist for an Arizona regional orchestra. It was a great experience to play with fellow high school musicians who were as talented (if not more) and as passionate about music as I was. We rehearsed through all of Friday and the first half of Saturday and performed Saturday evening. Our repertoire - Suppe's "Poet and Peasant Overture", Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze", and Nelson's "Jubilee".



Anyways, something our conductor and clinician said has still remained with me:
He directed us to "leave a little bit of our soul behind in every orchestra hall we perform in."

Being the cynical pessimist that I am, the first thing that came to my mind was, "But... what if I perform in so many places that I become soul-less?! I need the little bit of a soul that I have!"

And then after performing, I realized the power behind his words. Why half-ass your way through life when you can put forth your best effort? Why live life with apathy when you can have passion?

So, my latest bit of advice is this:

Put your soul into everything you do, no matter what it is.

Live with purpose. Live with passion.