It was the second time for me in the Auditorio Nacional. I went there again last Friday night. Thank to Eldora (again) who offered me the free ticket. The performance was those from ‘La escuela de violonchelo de Natalia Shakhovskaya’.
I didn’t know many things about classical music. I just enjoy it. It was 2 session with cello and piano in every session. The first part were sonata in la minor of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) and Phantasiestücke, op.73 of Robert Schumann (1810-1856). The second part were romance of Sergei Rachmaninov (with the transcription of Boris Andrianov) and 24 preludes for piano, op.87 of Dimitri Shostakovich (with the transcription of Rem Urasin).
It was a nice concert and good classical music. But still I have to admit that I prefered the first concert I went last time. It was a concert by the Symphony Orchestra of the Radio of Leipzig.
Life is full of choice: to like or not to like, to be grateful or not to be grateful, etc. In music we have it: allegro, andante, etc. We prefer the one than the other because of the rytmh, etc. But still we can choose to enjoy those who don’t like as much as the one we like best.
In my anniversary, I want to choose to be grateful despite the flaws in me. I still have to struggle with many things I have since a very long time ago, still haven’t won any prize such as Nobel prize (hahaha), and the list will go on even I can’t put them all down here.
But no, I choose to be grateful, to count my blessing, to rejoice in Him. I have a family whom I love and who love me, especially my sisters. Linda and Merry (but we call her ‘baobei’ or treasure) are the best I ever have until now. My family and my relatives are still being blessed by God and they still have hope in Him. My cousin will graduate soon (congrats to Ana). And I still have those I can call friends and even brothers. Even the first person who greet me for my birthday is my brother in Christ (thank Al). The one whom I thought was not my friend again assured me that we are friends. I met some old friends (although through virtual world), I made some new friends (thank to Jo who gave me the chance when she came with her friends from NL). And I still have work to do: my PhD thesis. Most of all, I still can testify Your name in my life, Jesus.
My thankful list will be even longer than my failure list, I can make sure of it. Not because I am a very succes person, but I am the one who choose to be grateful and thankful and joyful in spite of the circumstances. It is because the peace Jesus gives is the peace of God which transcend all things, all understanding. It is the peace that reign in my heart and mind.
Tears will still flow in my cheek. May be I am still broken, but I am still and will always be one piece. It is because I have put my life and hope in the One who has the key to the eternal life.
I choose to enjoy in those I do not like the best because the best is yet to come.
