Highway Star
14-05-2005, 06:21 AM
I'm not trying to say anything with this but just thought it nice and I would share it with you.......
There was once a monk who was master of the Zither (ancient chinese stringed instrument). A fellow monk liked nothing better than to hear him play. WHen he played a certain way his friend saw thundering waterfalls, in another moment he heard the flight of a butterfly, the stillness of nature. Then one day it came to pass that the friend died, and the musician, upon hearing the news, cut the strings on his Zither. When asked why he had done this, he said "I play the music, but I am only half a musician without a listener who understands my music". This is why in Zen art, broken strings symbolise the death of a friend.
Moral: It is easy to find a friend, but rare to find one who truly understands your music.
Farley
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Suzuki Stratosphere (http://www.suzuki-tech.com/wiki/Suzuki_Stratosphere)
There was once a monk who was master of the Zither (ancient chinese stringed instrument). A fellow monk liked nothing better than to hear him play. WHen he played a certain way his friend saw thundering waterfalls, in another moment he heard the flight of a butterfly, the stillness of nature. Then one day it came to pass that the friend died, and the musician, upon hearing the news, cut the strings on his Zither. When asked why he had done this, he said "I play the music, but I am only half a musician without a listener who understands my music". This is why in Zen art, broken strings symbolise the death of a friend.
Moral: It is easy to find a friend, but rare to find one who truly understands your music.
Farley
________
Suzuki Stratosphere (http://www.suzuki-tech.com/wiki/Suzuki_Stratosphere)