subject: A Christmas Music Gift From The Heart
[print this page] Does the din of Christmas Music, Carols and Jingle Bells in public places create a pressure wave that threatens to engulf you and make you feel as if you'll explode? Instead, just imagine the gentle sound of Christmas music floating through and over you, creating quiet, calm tranquility in your spirit.
MUSIC can M ake U S I C Or MUSIC can M ake U S atisfied, I nspired, C omforted. We have a choice. Time for reflection. Opening Doors.
I was lying awake in India just before Christmas 2007, shivering not from cold, but from eerie music composed by the strange night noises and jackals as they howled mournfully outside our secure walls.
The spine tingling sounds merged with pictures etched permanently in my mind of many blind children at the orphanage we were visiting.
- We "saw" their needs.
- They "saw" darkness, but surprised us with their clear hopeful vision of new life.
- We saw the skill of even the young ones writing Braille as fast as their hands could go - on newspaper!
Old newspaper was free. No matter that they couldn't see because sensitive fingers searched out the bumps and hollows and "saw" their Braille writing. Writing that opens doors of opportunity.
In the blackness that night our young son whispered, "It's a bit scary isn't it?" His sensitive hands running over my goose bumps!
Back in Australia we allowed the memories to smolder. It seemed too distressing to let the fires flare.
A New Idea
When Christmas Music jangled in our ears in 2008 we had an idea. "Yes, got it. Hmmmm, so our 10 year old boy has a gift. A Musical gift. Why not prepare a Christmas Music Gift?"
Ideas whizzed back and forth as we flew to the Gold Coast to record his album - his Christmas Music Gift that would help open new doors for his blind Indian friends.
His First Album
And now it's been done. Produced. Professionally. Peaceful, melodious Cello Christmas Music played with the sweet innocence and beauty of a gifted 10 year old child, and now it is making a difference in the daily lives of precious blind children.
Valuable Lessons
Our young entrepreneur has learned some valuable lessons through the process of turning an idea into reality and then into money and then into making a tangible real difference for blind kids.
- He learned that in order to make money one needs to have something valuable to market.
- He learned that it takes hard work and determination to finish a job once started. Practicing even when he didn't feel like it. Patiently enduring endless repeats as the cameraman wanted yet one more run through to get shots at just the right angle.
- He learned that once he stepped out from under the lights his part of the job was done. Forever done.
- He learned that every single year after he would be able to market that very same product - his Christmas Music gift for those kids, without any further effort! Providing residual income.
Busking - Giving and Receiving
He wanted to raise even more money! To provide delicious fruit to break the monotony of rice and dahl for the blind children who needed better nutrition.
Busking with his cello as people hurried by searching for the perfect Christmas gifts, gave many passers by an opportunity to give and to receive.
To give money and to receive the priceless gift of a little space of innocence and tranquility. A few moments of calm in the midst of the rush and bustle of hectic Christmas shoppers. And this taught him more priceless lessons.
- That trading time for money is not the best. Because when time and energy runs out, so does the money!
- He learned by experience one effective key to doing things of significance in this world. Develop income that pays over and over for work done well once! Residual income.
- That music is a tool that when effectively sharpened, blesses others.
Christmas - Time for Gifts from the Heart
A time for giving comforting, inspiring Christmas Music gifts that reflect the heart of the giver.
