A Quarter of a Century Ago...

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A pianist in Toronto, Canada, plays his heart out, recording an album that he titles Seascapes. The album is produced on cassette, CD, and LP, the cover art that of crystal blue waters. The album is given five tracks, each one his own inspiration and creation. The album is published and soon available for all to hear.

This man does not look for fame, or fortune...but just to share his music to the world.

Twenty-six years later, a young man and his mother walked into a shabby thrift store. The place is filled with a variety of things, and as he walks around, he notices a shelf with old CDs on it in the corner of the store. He eagerly walks over and thumbs through the CDs, passing Christmas albums, old computer games, and 90's pop bands. As he looks, one CD catches his eye, titled Seascapes. He pulls it from the shelf, reading "Michael Jones, Piano Solos" on the old cover.

He brings the CD to the front desk and pays for it, his mother buying a few things of her own. The CD is placed in a bag with his mother's items, and the two leave the old store and drive home.

That day, the man puts the CD into a CD player, pressing "play". He doesn't know what to expect, or even if the CD will work.

And for the next seven minutes, the song entitled Mexican Memories plays into his ears. A pianist plays his heart out, and the man envisions himself in a front-row seat of a piano hall, listening to this man from 1984 create beautiful music.

And the next part is unexpected, the young man then sees grass grow around the piano and pianist, the theater becoming entangled in vines and trees. Whitetail deer frolic nearby, and for a moment, he catches a glimpse of a blackbuck antelope running by. All the while, the pianist continues to play his song, unaware of the transformation around him.

The song ends in a touching tune, and all that is left is a vast forest, with a strange old piano overgrown with grass and vines.

Inspiration can span a quarter of a century. So never stop creating, you never know who you will inspire.
Ephra's picture

That is a wonderful message

That is a wonderful message Laughing out loud I sometimes wonder if that will ever happen with my drawings or anything. I love hiding things for others to discover later on.

I was in just the right

I was in just the right mindset to read something like this, I just didn't know it. Thank you Quad.
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<3
Serenai's picture

... Wow. o_o I actually don't

... Wow. o_o
I actually don't have useful words in relation to this.
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