There is often a discrepancy between our ideals and what we encounter. When you are feeling miserable or panicked it is difficult to cultivate friendliness towards yourself. It’s the rub between these two things, the squeeze, between vision and reality that causes you to grow up.
Life is a series of opportunities. Reach out for things that come your way, take advantage of all opportunities. This way you will be in harmony with the essential nature of life. Full participation in life is the surest way to success and happiness.
If we are in competition, we want our opponents to be at their best. It’s not that you don’t want to compete, but do it in the spirit pf play. In this way you are like a child at play, in harmony with life.
Music has the power to ease tensions within the heart and loosen the grip on obscure emotions. From immemorial times the inspiring effect of the invisible sound that moves all hearts and draws them together has mystified mankind.
Quote: Work, play, same. Confucius