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He was amazed by it and told me that it could be magnificent if it was orchestrated, but that would take hundreds of thousands of pounds.

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I set myself the task of earning enough money to hear my symphony played by an orchestra. As the musicians arrived at Abbey Road Studios , my heart was pounding so much I could barely stand it. I had sacrificed so much to arrive at this moment. I was incredibly moved. The orchestra gave me a standing ovation after it was over, but I was so overwhelmed that it was hard to appreciate it.

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Fifteen years on, I have written another four symphonies: Do you have an experience to share? He didn't care about the scholars or the accuracy or the bringing of his church into whatever century they claimed it was these days; he cared about the poetry, and about the comfort it brought to those who needed to hear it. Spiritual poetry and reflections. Shostakovich's words just confuse the issue. His symphony itself is what remains. It is your symphony to write with him. It is much better to think of it as the Fourth Movement, a triumphant, powerful ending to the symphony of our life here on earth.

Same water makes different sounds in different pots. Each of us, described in Sanskrit as Ghata, meaning pot, responds in a unique way to the stimuli from the surrounding environment.


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Do not be surprised when the response of another appears entirely different from yours. The pot has created the illusion of a wall, of mine and other. Once you become aware of that illusion, otherness melts and the universe becomes a unified verse again, with apparently diverse responses becoming part of the same symphony.

Each dissonant note in its allegro, the harmony in its adagio, and its deep blue intermezzo, formed a symphony he had memorized in his body. But it had become his religion, offering both redemption and pain.. You and I made love, last February on that amazing Sunday afternoon. And the neighbor's dog barked madly every time our bed creaked from all the gyrations that you and I could outmaneuver in our frenzy of wanting each other's body and soul!

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It is a glorious symphony. It muzzles the scream of pain, it rolls the spin of woes, and the waves of the night are sweeping the town serving none but the ill-fated ones. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters globeandmail. Readers can also interact with The Globe on Facebook and Twitter. Comments that violate our community guidelines will be removed.

Symphony of Life

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Open this photo in gallery: Special to The Globe and Mail. Published August 21, Updated May 12, To ensure harmony, he urges you to build these five habits: A symphonic life is an ensemble. All the instruments must come together. You must make room for each of the instruments. Everyone in the orchestra shares a common purpose. Story continues below advertisement.

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