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The Power Of Perseverance
“Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.” — Marcus Aurelius
I couldn’t believe I was sitting down, watching the violinist play Beethoven, on front row. How the hell did he manage to get us in?
My friend called me the other night, after work, ‘hey, do you want to go to a classical music concert?’. Obviously, I said yes. I hadn’t been to a concert, of any kind, in a loooong time. I was excited about it, and so was my friend. We used to go, back in the day, to everything cultural our home city had to offer, so this was a nostalgic night out.
We weren’t the only ones looking for a night out we soon found out. When we arrived at the theater, there was a massive line of people waiting to enter. Geez, what else can we do? We stood in line. After a couple of minutes, a guy came shouting that there were no more tickets. We were bummed. We really wanted to go. I thought that was it, we would have to go to a bar o to eat something. But then we noticed the back door was open, the musicians were entering through there. We thought we might give it a try to sneak in.
There was a guard in the door, my mate starts talking to him, asking him if there is any other way to enter. The guard says no. My friend persists and begins talking and talking, about the music, about the size of the…
