For the purpose of his art was to console people, to say ‘something consoling like music’.And he found in Rembrandt the consolation he wished to offer others with his work. Peter HechtVincent van Gogh and Rembrandt (Pg. 62, 65) This is one of the most valuable epiphanies I’ve brought back from my Amsterdam trip in …
My Lenten season this year began in Amsterdam. It was also my first time visiting Amsterdam. I heavily relied on the google map to find my way to every location. When I was not sure if I was heading into the right direction, I would stop walking and check with the map. To me, Lent …
Kleine Wunder zu erkennen, ist eine Gabe, die glücklich macht.To recognise small miracles is a talent that makes you happy. This is a letter that I received not long ago, with some pictures. In the pictures, I saw the version of “me before organ”. Now I remember again, how many miracles it took to help …
I love music, but I don’t want to use music to feed my vanity; on the contrary, I should starve the vanity in me to death. Furthermore, too much of everything is obsession, and obsession is unhealthy. Also, a life after achievements is an insatiable life. It makes me want for more and left me …
Recently I attended a funeral, after the funeral, I have a little walk through the graveyard. On one gravestone, the inscription was “It was love” and two names, I guess they might be a married couple. It is so beautiful that I hope I can have the same words on my gravestone too. That will …
I celebrate Lunar New Year on 22.1.2023. It was a Sunday, I still needed to work as an organist. However, the work was enjoyable and relaxing. I have to stay with my friends because the church that I played organ was in their village. On Sunday, it is very difficult to travel with public transport, …
When people saw me last week, they’d thought something bad had happened to me, even a stranger had pity on me and offered me a pastry (very tasty!). My family was worried about me during a video call, because tears keep flowing down my face as a symptom of a cold (not sadness). I did …
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.Dr. SeussThe author of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! A close friend of mine was in Zürich on new year and she sent me a postcard. I treasure it. During the first week of 2023, I spent time with my friends …
The flowering knows no end… Now all must change.Das Blühen will nicht enden.… Nun muss sich Alles, Alles wenden. Faith in Spring// FrühlingsglaubeJohann Ludwig Uhland I was away for a couple of days. When I came home, I discovered many new baby flowers have come out. Immediately, Schubert’s song – Faith in Spring played in …
On a blogpost in November last year, I’ve written:I do not know what exactly has begun or what has come to an end in order to create space for a new beginning, but it is certainly a new beginning with hope.https://thejourney-writing.com/2022/11/a-new-beginning-where-it-all-began.html It was on 29.11.2022, the 1st Advent. Today, when I am organising my pictures, …