Does this video really have anything to do with English? It was posted by a friend–who is easily the most talented musician I know–so I watched, more out of a shop teacher’s curiosity of “how things are made.” What strikes me most is not the skill of the violin maker, known as a “luthier,” but the un-noted history that brought him to the point in this video where he can construct a violin with a set of hand tools. It had to be some equation of life measured in time, passion, and curiosity–not some innate and crazy skill. Nothing he does here–from a woodworker’s perspective–is all that special, but the end result is.
Link to Video: I can’t seem it embed it in my site
You are all at a point in your life where everything matters: if you work out and get strong, you will probably stay strong for the better portion of your lives. If you study hard and do your work in and out of school, you will have a lot of options in the future. If you practice kindness, generosity and acceptance, you will never be without a friend or without respect.
If you do not dream, you are already dead. If you waste time today to rest for tomorrow then the violin of your life will never get built.
Dream of a violin and build it…now!
There is no tomorrow.
Wow. This was a very inspiring post!
Extremely inspiring and very deep post.
I’ve never actually seen a violin being made before, I don’t know who this guy is or how you met him, but he is very talented and it teaches an important lesson about life: If you feel passionate about something, go out and do it! Very inspiring… I enjoyed it a lot.
I agree with Welles, this post is very inspirational and made me think; if you work hard now and follow your passion, there will be options for you in the future.
Very inspiriting post and metaphor.
Really inspirational post. Thanks for sharing this!
I have never seen a violin made before it is really cool that he likes what he does. It shows that you can do what you love for a job!
Very inperational post, I am going to go and watch the video now!
I found this post to be very inspiring especially the last few lines. I also like you emphasize the theme by puuting having a single line at the end.
This was a very inspiring post. I think it would definately help me motivate myself to use this in my life.
The people in New England are so interesting! I love the video.
Woah nice metaphor
It’s really scary that we are at a moment where everything is so important in our lives. It makes me want to try new things, but also makes me scared of doing so.
That video was really cool I have never seen a violin being made before. I also really liked your last sentence.
Powerful last few sentences. I had never seen a violin made before, and didnt know that some are all done by hand.
This really provoked me to think, and I’ve never seen a violin made before.
This is really inspirational! Thanks Fitz.
I think my favorite part of that video is the robe the luthier is wearing. It kind of ups his stature in my opinion.
Sorry that last one was me. Oops!
Really cool, and inspiring story!
Nice piece Fitz. I like how you talk about work ethic and how it will pay off.
I definetly agree and I also found this video incredibly interesting. I wonder how many hours it took him?
What you said about how everything matters at this age really gets me thinking. Very inspiring post