323rd Reflection💬

“How to learn to act reliable from the Lord❓”

The Lord’s fixed a time for everything and I’ll try my best to keep my time for my own thing.

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07/04/2024 (Sun) 20:00 Band Room

Another me said, “Dying, dying, dying.”

I said, “The Lord died once and for all. Why are you dying for so many times?”

Another me said, “Do joking please. We’ve got a big trouble now.”

I said, “What’s that?”

Another me said, “The opera translation isn’t proofread yet.”

I said, “What are you hurried for? As long as I’m still alive, I can proofread it. Fine, I’ll do it tomorrow.”

Another me said, “No!”

I said, “Why not?”

Another me said, “The submission deadline is fixed at 23:59 tonight.”

I said, “Ok, do it now.”

Another me said, “No!”

I said, “Why not again?”

Another me said, “You’ve taught since 9 this morning. You’re too tired.”

I said, “You said I’m tired. I didn’t say I’m tired. If you’re tired, go to sleep. Don’t stop me.”

Another me said, “No, even if you aren’t tired!”

I said, “Why?”

Another me said, “We’ve got something to do.”

I said, “What to do?”

Another me said, “You always practise your instruments in the evening. Don’t you play the clarinet tonight?”

I said, “Skip one evening practice then. I’m not competing for the champion, am I? After all, I am a composer. Few cares about how well I play the clarinet.”

Another me said, “No. You’d better ask the school administrator for a postponement.”

I said, “No.”

Another me said, “You find it embarrassing to ask for it? Just ignore the deadline.”

I said, “No, no, no.”

Another me said, “You’re making troubles. No, no, no…then…”

I switched on the computer and started proofreading.
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07/04/2024 (Sun) 23:32 WhatsApp

I completed it and sent out the revised translation. 
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08/04/2024 (Mon) 18:30 Hong Kong International Institute of Music, School Office Corridor

The school administrator was coming to me.

Admin said, “I got your translation.”

I said, “Great.”

Admin said, “I appreciate your punctuality.”

I said, “Musicians should be punctual.”

Admin said, “Many musicians are not.”

I said, “None of my business. I want to be a punctual musician.”
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Another me said, “How smart, you never-late musician! I’m nobody now.”

I said, “You get jealous when the admin appreciated me for my punctuality.”

Another me said, “I didn’t say that. I said, ‘How smart, you never-late musician! I’m nobody now.’”

I said, “If you’d been nobody, do you think I’d been talking to you for so long? I didn’t say I would never be late. Only the Lord can do it. I’m simply learning from Him how to keep my time.”

Another me said, “So you’re already prepared an easy way out, when things get difficult. You cowboy!”

I said, “No…I’m quite reliable this time. However busy, I’ve still managed to submit the opera translation on time.”