“Why will what is accomplished be infinitely more than we might ask or think❓”
Most probably because, God is working on His plan.
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17/06/2021 (Thu) 13:00 Hong Kong International Institute of Music
Applied Music Class
Director said, “Play.”
I said, “OK.”
I played Minuetto in C with both hands.
Director said, “Right hand only, one more time.”
I said, “OK.”
I played the right-hand part of Minuetto in C.
Director said, “Left hand only, one more time.”
I said, “OK.”
I played the left-hand part of Minuetto in C.
Director said, “You can play it but the tone quality is just too bad.”
I said, “Why?”
Director said, “Because your fingers aren’t independent enough.”
I said, “So what can I do?”
Director said, “Practice each note in each phrase with your finger again and again.”
I said, “OK.”
Director said, “It’s already the end of June. The exam is at the end of August.”
I said, “Right.”
Director said, “Wait. You get to play 3 pieces in the exam but you haven’t started the other 2 yet.”
I said, “So any more practices on this one?”
Director said, “If you have time, you’d better keep practising for the best performance.”
I said, “OK.”
Director said, “In quite a hurry. It’s better to find you a helper.”
I said, “Find me a helper?”
Director said, “Yes, you may consider asking him for help.”
I said, “He’s the senior that listened to my rehearsal before the student performance, right?”
Director said, “Yes. He’s been learning from me for long. He knows well the way I teach.”
I said, “You suggest that I should find him?”
Director said, “Yes, you’re learning from me for only a short time. You’re very unstable. But the exam is coming in 2 months. I meet you only once a week. If you want a good result, you’d better ask someone for a check every 2 or 3 days of practice.”
I said, “Get it. Thanks.”
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Another me said, “You gave a prayer a while ago, didn’t you?”
I said, “No, I didn’t. But I always do.”
Another me said, “How do you usually pray?”
I said, “Whatever comes to my mind, I tell God.”
Another me said, “Was it the applied music exam hovering in your mind? And you gave God ceaseless prayers asking for His help with your exam preparation?”
I said, “No ceaseless prayers. To be more accurate, I’ve made very few prayers on that at all.”
Another me said, “Very few prayers at all?”
I said, “Exactly. God’s already sent me the academic director as my instructor.”
Another me said, “Why did God send you a senior? You’ve already got the director as your instructor. Isn’t that enough?”
I said, “I used to believe it’s enough. But not until the director had reminded me did I realise that there’re only 2 months left while I’ve got two more excerpts to work on.”
Another me said, “It’s your problem to catch up with the exam. What matters is you’ve given no prayers. Why did God bother to help?”
I said, “I think, trying hard in the examination preparation, may not only be what I want but also what God wants.”
Another me said, “Why does God want to help with your exam preparation? Whether you can pass the exam, whether you can complete your music study , all these are your own business!”
I said, “Maybe studying music is more than a business of my own, but a plan of His as well.”
Another me said, “If it’s God’s plan, so what?”
I said, “If it’s His plan for me to study music, then He will provide me with all the experience that He considers I need during my learning.”
Another me said, “Alright. If it’ll His plan, He’ll provide whatever you need. Then, you can lie down on your back, neither asking nor thinking.”
I said, “Certainly no. If nothing had I ever asked for or thought about, why on earth am I now still practising the piano? But if it’s His plan, what is accomplished will be, infinitely more than I might ask and think.”
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