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Four Reasons To Not Be Afraid of Change

As I played some Wii with my coworkers (andknow about this route though - it seems like
lost badly at that tennis game), one of theirbeing a perpetual child, trying to keep
kids came around the corner. He looked aroundmyself from knowledge. It's the antithesis of
with large curious eyes, poking atbeing  a  scientist.
everything. It reminds me of myself as a kid,
with everything so new and exciting. EveryLiving The Character - I had a friend who
little thing was a wonder to look at andsang in opera last year explain this to me.
explore.She said that when she is on stage, she
literally becomes the character for that
In many ways, this is how I've always viewedparticular moment. Her thoughts, actions, and
music. It's a fabulous thing that soothes thespeech become completely congruent with the
soul and warms your heart. It has the powercharacter's for that particular moment. In
to motivate you, or drive you intothis way, the emotional appeal of the music
hopelessness. Listening intently to musicmay penetrate any kind of 'analysis barrier'
(especially dramatic pieces like musicals orthat tries to spot imperfections in the
operas) is like looking at a whole new worldmusic. After all, music is about telling a
through  the  eyes  of  a  child.story and conveying emotions. If that is
sufficiently strong, any kind of logic that
I recalled a moment about a year ago when Iyou can come up with for why the singing is
was looking at a sheet of music and wonderingbad  is  pretty  meaningless.
if I should learn all the intricacies of
singing well. As you can see from [[RunningA Greater Appreciation - Knowing more would
And Singing]], I can become extremelyallow you a greater appreciation of the
motivated by music. That is one of itsmusic. While you would lose the magical
primary attractions for me. I had wondered iffeeling that comes with innocence, you may
learning all the little details would ruinappreciate the more intricate complexities.
the experience of an otherwise inspiringFor example, you might now give a standing
performance.ovation for a guy who sang a high C well,
whereas  that  was  just  a  letter  before.
For example, say I don't know the piece of
music at all. When a person starts singingWe Can Temporarily Forget - The technical
it, I can admire the piece of music and thestuff can be set to one side for a short
story that it tells. However, if I was aperiod of time, still allowing you to fully
world class director who has heard mostappreciate the music in the state you were in
pieces and knows how to sing extremely well,before.
my experience would be very different.
Instead of admiring the music and the storyIt seems like the middle two explanations are
being told, I may instead compare themore congruent with growth and the process of
performance to the other ones I have hearda child learning to become an adult. Every
before. Instead of hearing an inspiringtime we grow, we lose a little part of
rendition, I may instead hear the few errorsourselves. The innocence and magic
that 'stand out'. The magic of the moment maydisappears. However, we also lose fear and
be interrupted by the minute imperfectionsuncertainty along with those. In their place,
that  I  haven't  even  noticed  before.we have knowledge, confidence, and other
things to capture our imagination. The more
There's a few arguments on either side ofyou  learn,  the  more  you  have  to  learn
this:
I guess specific 'magical' things can really
Ignorance Is Bliss - Not knowing is better asonly stay magical for so long.
I'll be able to maintain the magic. I don't



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