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Seize the Moments
7.3.05
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Transcript:
Author and educator John Erskine was 14 when his piano teacher asked him if he practiced an hour at a time. John said yes.
His teacher said, "Well, don’t! When you grow up, time won’t come in long stretches. Practice in minutes. Insert your practice throughout your day—and music will become part of your life."
Years later, when John’s schedule allowed no time to write, he recalled his teacher’s words. He began to write in five- and ten-minute snatches. To his astonishment, within one week, he had a manuscript ready to revise.
This is Howard Butt, Jr., of Laity Lodge. Dreams rarely arrive gift-wrapped in long stretches of time. So we seize the day . . . the hour . . . and the mighty minutes . . . in the high calling of our daily work.
From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.
READER'S COMMENTS
I understand what is trying to be said here, but I disagree with the comparison of dreams and music. As a musician, I know that it requires good, focused time at the task at hand to make for polished playing..not just mere minutes here and there where it becomes easy to forget what you learn. If music (or whatever it is that you have a passion for) is your true calling, than the time is necessary and should be fundamental.
RdCelestin 7/6/2005 7:41:21 PM
what is this progam about?
mikayla 7/7/2005 1:01:12 PM
I was wondering if I could get this article's full transcript?
Thanks.
Audra
Audra, the transcript above is the entire transcript. Howard is limited to sixty seconds because of the radio format that we use.