The million dollar moment
Last night we went to a young jazz musicians concert. It was wonderful. The performers were all kids. They look so young, and they were very good. I could feel thir energy and excitement being on stage. Their eyes were full of enthusiasm. They wanted to be there. They were stars! They were living the million dollar moment.
These kids reminded me of when I was 11 years old. I have played piano since I was 6. I was no Mozart, but I was pretty good. My mom used to force me to practice 2 -3 hours a day. She told everyone about my music (including my teachers in school). One day during the school assembly, I was called upon by my head master to come up on stage. Out of the blue, I had to play in front of 500 kids! I remember my legs were shaking. I was soooo nervous and excited at the same time. I could not believe it! I slowly walked up on the stage. My mind was blank. My heavy limbs were numb and breaking with cold sweat. At that one moment, only one piece came to mind. That piece was called ‘ …’. I put my first finger on the keyboard. All the other keystrokes started to fall into place. I knew my legs were shaking. I was saying to myself, ‘I cannot believe this! What if I fail?’ I had no way out. I am stuck! I better do well. I felt like a million years passed me by during the 3 minutes recital. All I remember was the applause afterwards. I was ecstatic. I love life. I was on top of the world! I was living the million dollar moment.
I haven’t had that kind of moment for a long time. I don’t remember when the last time that I was so nervous or so excited. My fond memories of that performance has since then slowly slipped away. Once in a while, those memories and feeling come back and you would ask yourself. Where have I been? What happen to me? Am I living life? Am I striving for my best? When was the last time that I felt like a million dollars?
Day In & Day out. Earl Nightingale once said, ‘We, as human beings, don’t really have to think about how we live life. We get up in the morning, brush our teeth and wash our face. Drive to work. Sit at our desk. All these activities don’t really take thoughts.’ When is the last time you sat down just to think? Are you getting the most out of your time on earth? Or are you simply just going along with the flow?
What are you doing? What is your goal? Only you can answer these questions my friend. I want to witness all the million dollar moments I can. The moment that you are really giving your best, you feel ecstatic and you can say to yourself afterwards -- I am glad that I had live through that moment in life. The million dollar moment.
These kids reminded me of when I was 11 years old. I have played piano since I was 6. I was no Mozart, but I was pretty good. My mom used to force me to practice 2 -3 hours a day. She told everyone about my music (including my teachers in school). One day during the school assembly, I was called upon by my head master to come up on stage. Out of the blue, I had to play in front of 500 kids! I remember my legs were shaking. I was soooo nervous and excited at the same time. I could not believe it! I slowly walked up on the stage. My mind was blank. My heavy limbs were numb and breaking with cold sweat. At that one moment, only one piece came to mind. That piece was called ‘ …’. I put my first finger on the keyboard. All the other keystrokes started to fall into place. I knew my legs were shaking. I was saying to myself, ‘I cannot believe this! What if I fail?’ I had no way out. I am stuck! I better do well. I felt like a million years passed me by during the 3 minutes recital. All I remember was the applause afterwards. I was ecstatic. I love life. I was on top of the world! I was living the million dollar moment.
I haven’t had that kind of moment for a long time. I don’t remember when the last time that I was so nervous or so excited. My fond memories of that performance has since then slowly slipped away. Once in a while, those memories and feeling come back and you would ask yourself. Where have I been? What happen to me? Am I living life? Am I striving for my best? When was the last time that I felt like a million dollars?
Day In & Day out. Earl Nightingale once said, ‘We, as human beings, don’t really have to think about how we live life. We get up in the morning, brush our teeth and wash our face. Drive to work. Sit at our desk. All these activities don’t really take thoughts.’ When is the last time you sat down just to think? Are you getting the most out of your time on earth? Or are you simply just going along with the flow?
What are you doing? What is your goal? Only you can answer these questions my friend. I want to witness all the million dollar moments I can. The moment that you are really giving your best, you feel ecstatic and you can say to yourself afterwards -- I am glad that I had live through that moment in life. The million dollar moment.
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