“I meant what I said and I said what I meant.
An elephant’s faithful, one hundred per cent!”
I woke up this morning thinking about Horton sitting on that egg. All the eggs that I have sat on for so long, never sure which one was actually mine, but nevertheless, persisting. The years come and go —so many years!—and there I still am, through all seasons and weather, still perched on those varied nests wondering what will hatch and when. For example:
• 65 years playing piano.
• 51 years teaching music, sitting zazen meditation and living in San Francisco.
• 49 years with my wife, 44 of those married.
• 45 years teaching at The San Francisco School.
• 44 years giving Orff workshops, 40 going to National Orff Conferences.
• 42 years as a parent.
• 40 years living in my current home, leading neighborhood Christmas caroling and doing a ritual New Year’s walk with two other families.
• 39 years as a published author (articles), 26 years (books).
• 33 years with the Men’s Group and teaching Orff courses internationally.
• 31 years teaching the summer Orff Levels Course and Jazz Course.
• 15 years playing piano at The Jewish Homme for the Aged.
• 12 years with the Pentatonics Jazz Band.
Longevity and stubborn perseverance seems to be my life story. You would think that time would reap such glorious rewards that I would become a spiritually enlightened Buddhist, virtuoso piano player, best-selling author, a perfect husband and father and friend and a teacher who touched the heart and soul of every student I’ve ever encountered.
Of course, you would be wrong.
But nevertheless, I persist. And happily so. Horton and me.
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